Category: Finding God’s Goodness

To live a meaningful and blessed life, we are to do two things: love God and care for our neighbor. Justice is where we give our neighbor their due. When we work for justice, we find peace. As our acts of justice grow in love, we bear the fruit of generosity. Love is not defined by the values of our culture. It is defined by God’s truth, the living word that inspires us and calls us to action as we respond to the call. 

What if we approached our difficulties with a different attitude. One of opportunity rather than despair. Rather than asking why me, we ask why not me? What would it look like to embrace the trials of life with receptivity, believing they are there to help us mature and purify our heart? 

I’m nothing more than willing and sometimes not even that. But you constantly pull me towards you to fill in the gaps. You fill the empty spaces that seek to be full. You call me to your presence bringing goodness and light.

We are all wandering around in the world, trying to figure out how to live. At times, we even strive to live our best life.  We are actually called to live this way at all times, striving, seeking, doing the will of God, which in essence is to love God and love each other. This brings a generous heart into the world, building a true culture of justice.

It’s not a wonder we battle the injustices of the world. Rarely do we take the time to slow down and ask ourselves how well do we love.  When I did, I learned that I really didn’t know what love was. 

Do you find yourself moving in a positive direction? Do you participate in the flow of grace?

There is really not much that we can do to fulfill our destiny. What we can do is learn to love well. When we do this, our generosity grows, bringing justice into the world.

We live in a hard world, especially in the west where we are taught to be independent, self-reliant, and to look out for number one.  While this has worldly benefits, over time, our hearts become hardened, we live in our heads, and rarely let our guard down.  This is counter to what the spiritual life requires of us where we must learn how to be childlike, to be humble and small.  A hardened heart never allows us to lead an integrated life of body, mind, and spirit.  We must cultivate a soft and gentle heart. A heart of forgiveness. Enjoy this forgiveness meditation and prayer by Mary Mrozowski.

Forgiveness is mild behavior, forgiving rather than being angry, being gracious rather than vengeful. The gentle person is meek; gentle and humble of heart. He does not insist on having his own way or being right but yields to others for the sake of relationship.