Isaiah
30:19-21, 23-26; Matthew 9:35-10:1, 5a, 6-8
It is Advent.
“In response to God’s call,” where am I going? What am I doing? How am I
reacting?
We read in Matthew that “Jesus went around to
all…teaching… proclaiming…curing…moved with pity. Jesus then sent out the Twelve after
instructing them: ‘Go…proclaim…cure…raise.’”
Jesus instructs us also to “Go…As you
go…proclaim…cure…raise.” Where do I
go? To whom and what do I proclaim, cure,
raise? I desire to go where God calls me
and to whom God wants. But how do I know God’s will? Isaiah tells us that God does not hide himself: “From behind, a
voice shall sound in your ears: ‘This is the way walk in it,' when you would
turn to the right or to the left.”
God is always present; but I am not always
present to God and do not always hear God’s voice within me or through
others. Even with other people I am not
always present: “What did she say? I wasn’t listening.” I need to live in the present moment and
strive to be aware of God’s presence so that I can hear God’s voice and know
God’s will for me.
With Mother Pauline I pray: “From morning to
evening and from evening to morning, let my heart be with God. I want to remain with him, walk before him. .
. . O dearest God, help me to become ever more closely and more intimately united
with you, thereby growing in genuine love of neighbor. Grant me a heart full of love to impress
itself on every aspect of my behavior” (1854).
What can I do each day that will help me to
respond to God’s call within me at the present moment?
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