It's a glorious Sunday and I woke up to a beautiful sunny morning.
Spent time in prayer and was awed by the beautiful readings for today.
This again as if on cue, was the First Reading for today (spoke volumes to me on God's faithfulness).
Acts 2:25-28
"I saw the Lord before me at all times. He is by my side, that I may not be shaken. Therefore, my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced, my body too will live in hope. Because You will not forsake me in the abode of the dead, nor allow Your Holy One to experience corruption. You have made known to me the paths of life, and Your presence will fill me with joy."
Psalm 16:8, 11
"I keep the Lord always before me; for with Him at my right hand, I will never be shaken. You will show me the path of life, in Your presence the fullness of joy, at Your right hand happiness forever."
Truly in Him alone is the fullness of life.
Let me just say this, no matter where life brings me, I know for certain that I cannot imagine a life without Him in it. True, I discovered Him, accepted Him in my life, and established a deeper,more personal relationship with Him quite later in my life (yes, He was around before then but He was just that distant God I'd pray to when I needed to), but with Him in my life, everything just makes sense. To put it simply. Of course this does not make me a saint or anything to close to being one even. I'm still human, I falter and fall along the way still. I struggle with every single evil hounding. I fall hard and deep into sin still. But at the end of it all, I know I have such a loving (unconditional at that), faithful God who accepts me back with open arms. I know that having Him in my life brings so much meaning to life and living. Truly I say this with much conviction again, I cannot imagine a life without Him. Truly in Him alone is there fullness of life.
In today's Gospel (Luke 24:13-35), it talks about the two men who walked away Jerusalem after Jesus' death and was on the road to Emmaus when they met Jesus. However they didn't recognize Him immediately. It took for Him to break the bread during supper when the two men opened their eyes and saw Him for Him. I am in awe as to the passage that follows, "Were not our hearts filled with ardent yearning when He was talking to us on the road and explaining the Scriptures?" Truly, God's Word has so much power, so much effect on our lives, if we allow it to, if we accept it with all our hearts.
When I was praying for my relationship with Panchoboy, I remember Ate Jen (a very dear cousin, friend, sister-in-Christ, fellow servant of God in our community) would always remind me pray and pray and listen to God speaking to me because He is never subtle. Truly, whenever He speaks, He speaks volumes. He makes clear His message as long as we open our hearts and minds to it. Like any message, if we allow ourselves to hear it, we will hear it with our hearts; if not, then we end up not hearing His Voice, His Word, His Message...
I may continue to struggle as a Christian, as His servant, but I continue to strive to be better, to be deserving of His goodness, of His faithfulness, of His unconditional love, and no matter what the circumstance, I say with conviction that life has no meaning at all without Him in it.
In Him alone is the fullness of life.
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