Daily Reflections

Daily, are there ways to uplift the lives of others?

Our time on earth is filled with beautiful moments. Gifts from God of incredible grandeur and intense simplicity flood our days and our nights.

The call to discipleship requires us to live a life of faithful service to all God’s people. 

It is everyday kindness, small initiatives, things may go unnoticed, that can contribute to building up the kingdom of God.

The ultimate word about God’s love for us is that He gave His Only Begotten Son to die for us.  We must never stop being startled that we mean so much to God! 

I believe the Lord calls me to have a warm, grateful heart, to be gentle and generous, and to welcome the stranger.

“You are my beloved, in you I am well pleased.”

Perhaps we are to interpret these times not as times to destroy those considered enemies, but as a time to interrupt the pattern of hate and fear leading to violence, and to actually try Jesus’ commandment to love as He loves?

Perhaps the Lord is not asking me to do something extraordinary, but simply to love with greater patience, listen more attentively, seek reconciliation, accompany someone who is hurting, or stop running away from a truth I need to embrace.

Keeping watch means making room to recognize God’s presence in ordinary moments.