Waking up this morning still warm in my cozy sleeping sac despite temperatures that hovered around freezing through the night, I nestled in for a bit of thanksgiving and prayer and reflection before rising.
Reaching for my reading glasses and flipping through the pages of my Magnificat for the devotions of today, I came across this quote:
"What the world is in particular need of today is the credible witness of people...capable of opening the hearts and minds of many to the desire for God and for true life." Porter Fidei #15
And then there was a reflection on the life of Brother Lawrence, the self described "great awkward fellow who broke everything" and entered a monastery at the age of fifty two. Aspiring to become learned and smart and thereby overcome his perceived deficiencies and clumsiness, he was disappointed to be assigned instead the task of kitchen duty and mopping floors.
"Lord of all pots and pans and things
Make me a saint by getting meals
And washing up the plates!"
Though he lived in the 1600's he inspires us to realize that we can "practice the presence of God," by inviting God into our daily routines and duties.
Who has inspired you in your vision of God?
Have you shared your own experiences with others?
(Perhaps you have and not even known it!)
Just this week, many of you have inspired me:
by posting your paintings on Facebook
by reaching out by email, phone, Facebook, Words With Friends and prayer
by relating how you cooked for you sons' college friends for the Super Bowl
by taking time to conference me in on a meeting
by knitting hats for our two college boys in snowy Boone
by posting pictures of your activities and lives
by reaching out for moral support and prayer
and perhaps most simply and powerfully,
by your presence in my life, no matter the circumstances.
Knowing your love for me helps me to realize how precious I am.
(Aw, what's not to love??!)
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