“Who do you say that I am? What difference does it make in your life?” These were the questions posed to us by Fr Dave Pivonka, President of Stuebenville University, at the recent Convocation of the Marian Servants of Divine Providence in Clearwater, FL. The Word that came to me was JESUS, and the difference it makes in my life is everything!
I was reminded of the short reflection by Joseph Whelan, SJ, often attributed to Fr Pedro Arrupe, SJ, called “Falling in Love…”
Nothing is more practical than
finding God, than
falling in Love
in a quite absolute, final way.
What you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination, will affect everything.
It will decide
what will get you out of bed in the morning,
what you do with your evenings,
how you spend your weekends,
what you read, whom you know,
what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in Love, stay in love,
and it will decide everything.
My days are no longer limitless, as I thought they were in youth, and my desire to not waste time has grown. Hopefully everything I do will reside within God’s will for me, to respond to His love and be an agent of that love and mercy to others. By my baptism I’ve been anointed and appointed to be that agent of mercy, in a hurting and fearful world. And I’ve fallen in love with Jesus! Every word of Fr Whelan’s reflection resonates with me, calling me to write of God’s Goodness and pray that indeed His Kingdom may come, first in my own heart, and then to spread to those I encounter each day. Praise God for His Goodness and Mercy!
Thank you Lord, for pursuing me, and for claiming me as Your own! As one of your beloved children, kept safe under the protection of Mary’s Mantle and the cloak of St Joseph. May I respond to Your Love in ways that make a difference in others’ lives, even as You have made all the difference in mine…
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