SEEKING AND
SEARCHING
“You
shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
with all your mind, and with all your strength.” – Mark 12:30
“How
demanding!” That’s what I would say if someone would ask of me what the
verse states above. But it’s another point altogether when it comes
from the Lord.
When I had my personal conversion more than 20 years ago, loving the
Lord became part of the fuel in my personal relationship with Him. For a
single person, which I was for a long time, that included choosing the
TV shows that I watch; the books that I read—it took me a long time to
win over my natural affinity to romantic novels, some of which had
explicit scenes; the company that I keep (including the men that I would
date); and the emotions that I would allow to hold sway in my heart.
But I testify that seeking to love the Lord with my all has been worth
it, though I have done it imperfectly. And just when I was most at peace
with my single state, the Lord allowed me to meet a good man. We’re
married now, and the seeking and the searching after the Lord continues.
May it always be this way whatever state of life I’m in. Joy Sosoban-Roa (jsosoban@gmail.com)
Reflection:
“God is waiting eagerly to respond with new strength to each little act
of self-control, small discipline of prayer, feeble searching after
Him. And His children shall be filled if they will only hunger and
thirst after what He offers.” (Richard Holloway)
You are the Thirst that quenches all other thirsts, oh Lord. I will seek You forever!
St. Hesychius of Jerusalem, pray for us.
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