May the God we search for make himself known to us, allow us to find and hold onto him as we would a trusted friend, a mother and a father, a confidant and unmoving rock in our moments of confusion and weakness and suffering and everyday busy-ness;
May we be committed to opening up a space and time for God in our lives, finding in precious times of quiet and solitude the still, small voice of God that whispers just loud enough that we may hear him;
May we have the courage to touch the hem of Jesus’ garment as he works and moves in our lives, reach out with the confidence of knowing that his spirit and healing flows from him to us just as it did when he walked in Galilee, healing the sick and giving strength to the weary, for we, too, are sick and weary and in need of his touch;
May the bread and wine of the Eucharistic meal – the body and blood of Christ poured out for us on the cross – become a living sacrament in us, our real and holy sharing in the resurrected Christ…the source and sustenance of our lives and the sacred reminder of our connection to all who share in and become the body of Christ as church; and
May we be present to God and God to us, may we find as we search for God in our daily lives that we have already been found, have already been chosen and called, have already been marked as his own. May we come to know that we are known by name by the maker of all. May we find that through and with and in him…all things are possible.
(This was written for the Holy Childhood of Jesus Catholic Church community in Mascoutah, Illinois for the mission I presented October 25-27, 2014).
Very profound statement and prayer. I plan to share this with my Bible Study group of 15 guys tonight.
Dear Steve,
I have no words to describe how deeply your words have touched me as I read slowly and deliberately all that you have written and acknowledging how much it is applicable in our daily lives. More so when we are confused and things seem to be beyond our ken. And when caught in the throes of our nothingness, our unworthiness, to cling on to the the belief that we have already been found, have already been chosen and called, have already been marked as His own. What a comforting and overpowering thought! Thank you Steve.
Warm regards
Lily Lee
Thanks. I need this.
I really enjoyed this message. I’m so glad I found this new website.
Tears . . . from the experience of being known and loved . . . by the Holy Spirit . . . made present through words and music . . . thank you for an awesome mission.
Thanks, Barbara…glad you found it, too. Peace to you.
Steve
Thank you my friend, John. And thanks for a wonderful mission…
Steve
Opening up a space for God in our lives. I attended a woman’s day on Saturday and she described our lives as a sentence with no space in between the words. You can’t understand the sentence without opening up spaces between the words. And the space is for God and I to be together and to learn what we are to do. Thank you for the wonderful work you do.
Oh Steve! Your writing always touches my heart so. These words brought much needed comfort today, a reminder of all that matters, what is before us, behind us, within us – of our being enveloped with love. Thank you, my friend, and may God bless you always!
Kathleen