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So he told them this parable: ‘Which
one of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the
ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds
it? When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. And
when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to
them, “Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.” (Luke 15:4-6)
Made for joy
The joy of children reveals
the heart of God and the heart our Lord wills for us.
The Holy One seeks our
heart in a million ways through graces and beauties, blessings and smiles, each
glowing with the heart of Eternity, eager for us to know that Love prevails and
always will, in every circumstance, even those most difficult.
Like children whose
hearts are free because they know caring eyes and arms are always there for
them, we, too, are intended to know. Knowing, we live.
Life … is to know the hungry heart of the Great Love who hunts for us,
seeking to find and fill every lost corner of our lives until we are home,
fully and forever, rejoicing, sharing God’s own joy at having his lost ones safe
in the divine arms.
So look and see. Open
your heart to everything this day brings. Every grace and smile, however small and
seemingly insignificant, is a sacrament of the Love who aches for your
nearness.
Every beauty and each drop
of renewing rain from gray morning skies is intended for your awakening.
Hold out your hand.
Feel the dew of heaven that greens earth’s old crust. The Loving Mystery seeks
you in all that is life, eager to carry you home that our joy may be
complete.
Pr. David L. Miller
2 comments:
Made for Joy - reminds me of the famous first question of the Westminster Catechism - Q. What is the chief end of man? A. Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
Thanks Bruce, Yes, it does. I was not thinking of Westminster as I wrote. I was just writing what was in my heart and mind. Thanks for reminding me of that connection. It is heartening to know others in the great tradition have experienced and written in a similar vein. It lets one know one is not alone ... and not departing from the faith the Holy One imbues in the souls of those wiser than oneself.
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