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“A father’s communication with his many children… that is one of the most agreeable occupations of my life” 1857
I find myself focusing on Fr. Louis’ words: “…God chose what appeared to be weak and insignificant for the vast mission of evangelizing the poor…”
Do I really believe that?
Sometimes we are asked to walk through our fears and to continue on the path that we have been chosen to walk…
I stop for I realize that it is not me doing the saving or the evangelizing, it is God working through me, through my weakness and fears. God knows what God is doing. As I have sat here this morning, I have come to the realisation that I have been asking God over and over again to prove yet again that I am loved but all the while not listening to his response.
I have struggled with this morning’s offering, realizing my own weakness and smallness. All that is left to say is to repeat the words of Mary: “Let it be done unto me according to Your word.”
Tomorrow I will celebrate with all of you our 196 years as a family. Tonight with my many brothers and sisters I will renew my commitment as an Oblate Associate and then I shall sing with Mary her canticle:
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord
And my spirit exalts in God my Savior
For He has looked with mercy on my loneliness
And my name will be forever exalted
For the mighty God has done great things for me
And His mercy will reach from age to age
And holy, holy, holy is His name.