Sunday, September 25, 2011

Yearning for God

Discernment is important. Each Christian, Each Catholic is encouraged to take time to listen for God’s call. Each one of is asked to listen for God’s message to us. We are human beings. We have free will. We can make choices. We can accept the consequences of our decisions. We are given the choice of righteousness or the choice of wickedness. We are allowed to choose, to make the decision.

This is a time for prayer.

The world around us is dangerous in so many different ways.

Sinfulness, selfishness are encouraged, glamorized. Challenging authority is good. Betrayal is expected. The environment is exploited. People are exploited. Many people want to make easy money and have all the luxuries and trappings of life.

What type of life does God want for us? How does God want us to live? How does God want us to treat each other? In your opinion what does God want each of us to do with our lives? These are some basic questions which can help begin a period of discernment.

Being Christian is yearning for goodness, holiness, kindness to guide and protect us. Being Christian is yearning to hear God’s voice, to feel God’s presence. Being Christian is opening yourself up to prayer, reflection. Silence and solitude are often needed when trying to communicate with God.

We are asked to believe in Jesus Christ, to follow the path of Jesus Christ. We are asked to serve God. All of these are easy to say, easy to plan but become more difficult to do. The path of righteousness is often a difficult path to follow. The path of righteousness is often a difficult decision to make. Many distractions and diversions will appear. We may want to be faithful but we may allow ourselves to sin, to be tempted to look away from God, away from salvation. The way of righteousness begins with patience, prayer, reflection and discernment.

We can change our minds, become more selfless, become more righteous, more humble, more loving.

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