Tag: loved

Yours and Mine

Sometimes, Jesus gently raps on the door, begging to enter a heart, and sometimes, He simply knocks the door down, shows His wounds, points to the trembling inhabitant and says, “Mine.”" - fr. Emmanuel, O. Praem.
“Sometimes, Jesus gently raps on the door, begging to enter a heart, and sometimes, He simply knocks the door down, shows His wounds, points to the trembling inhabitant and says, “Mine.”” – fr. Emmanuel, O. Praem.

Mi Jesu.
His Holy presence – overwhelming and still.
Anything He says or do, I do and I say.
Unworthy as I am,
He need only one word, “come.”
I am but a mere sheep,
Pressed closely against the heart of One who Is
…Love.

In his arms,
I am home.

Yes, I am but a man
Ready and willing..
But still a man.
And I stand before the edge of the boat,
And I wait before the edge of the boat,
Yet, I hear nothing.
Is what I’m hearing,
What He is saying?

He turns to me
And with one slight glance, I hear his voice.
Before His gaze, all that I am, is stripped away.

I know His voice
His voice.. not from his mouth.
The voice that echoes heaven.

The voice that speaks without ever making a sound.
The voice of eternal bliss and ecstasy.
The voice of God the Father.

He says but three words…
And with three words, he allowed a poor soul like me
to experience divinity.

“I am Yours”

2/52: Public Display of Affection

Proclamations of love have always stirred a varied kind of emotion.  Some are embarrassed, some can’t stop laughing, others blush or cry.  But one emotion that most people can’t identify right off the bat, is the feeling of certainty.  To be loved publicly adds to our own sense of self-worth.

Now imagine being Jesus, Christ Himself in human form, who needs no reminder of His worth, might I add!  Imagine the certainty He felt when His Father tore the heavens apart in today’s gospel to say, ” This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Such a public display of affection affirms why Jesus had the certainty and strength to carry out His Father’s will.  He was affirmed of His Father’s love.  Love makes you do the craziest things!  That very love is what brought Him to His cross and that same love transcends the cross and touches our lives everyday.

Each new day given to us is just another opportunity to acknowledge the public displays of affection our Lord orchestrates. And like Jesus, we should be affirmed of our Lord’s love for each of us, individually & collectively, and from that love we should draw the same certainty that motivated the beginning of one of the greatest displays of affection known to man; the public ministry that ensured our salvation.

 

1/52: Gracious God

Walking into 2013, I made no resolutions, I set no specific goals, and I had no expectations.  You could say that I surrendered my proverbial pen and gave way for God to write my next year!  And since He is our creator and author of life, He put together an impeccable story!

It was filled with new adventures and action.  There was mystery and intrigue and even romance, nothing was spared.  2013 came and went like a flash of light; allowing only enough time to live life moment by moment.  When I think about everything that has happened this past year, I’m surrounded by images of people, places, emotions and experiences.  All of which individually different, yet very much the same.  The same because each person and place, emotion and experience were just different ways God surrounded me with HIS love.

How fortunate am I, a mere sinner, to be blessed in such immense proportions? And that’s just it… I am fortunate to have such a gracious God… we all are!!!  Our Lord chooses everyday to love us past our yesterdays and despite our unworthiness.  And its because of that fact that I can boldly walk into 2014 knowing His graciousness will continue to abound in my life.

I pray you are assured of the same truth!

Happy New Year everyone, God Bless you always… =)