A couple of qoutes to keep in mind as you reflect on the lessons for this Sunday and the images of baptism with the call to live in the transformative process of dying and rising in Christ; as we hear Christ in todays Gospel lesson being called the "beloved", by God, and as we too, hear that word spoken to us in Christ:
WE ARE CONVERTED one aspect of the self at a time. That phenomenon explains why some parts of us can be approaching holiness while others remain locked in resistance and rebellion. Because different parts of our soul proceed at different rates, the invitation to love with our “whole heart” is the work of a lifetime and beyond.
- Robert Corin Morris
Provocative Grace: The Challenge in Jesus’ Words
(From Upper Room Website)
and the following from the Henri Nouwen Daily Meditation email-
The Still, Small Voice of Love
Many voices ask for our attention. There is a voice that says, "Prove that you are a good person." Another voice says, "You'd better be ashamed of yourself." There also is a voice that says, "Nobody really cares about you," and one that says, "Be sure to become successful, popular, and powerful." But underneath all these often very noisy voices is a still, small voice that says, "You are my Beloved, my favor rests on you." That's the voice we need most of all to hear. To hear that voice, however, requires special effort; it requires solitude, silence, and a strong determination to listen.
That's what prayer is. It is listening to the voice that calls us "my Beloved."
Remember your baptism , again and again, day by day, and be thankful!
Rory
1 comment:
I like that piece about the beloved.
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