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“A father’s communication with his many children… that is one of the most agreeable occupations of my life” 1857
What a gift it is to sit here each morning listening to Frank and St. Eugene continue to introduce the ongoing life of the OMI Family to all of Eugene’s sons and daughters. Our lives are so little until our eyes are opened and we see more than just our small selves.
Once we are able to stop searching for mistakes, weaknesses and sins then we are able to see more of the whole person, their goodness and poverty. Once we accept the gift of love that God lavishes upon us we are able to love the other(s) just as we have been loved.
Sadly the missionaries who did not want to go to England did not seem to realise the missed opportunity to love others that were different from themselves. I think for a moment of Fr. Vincenzo Bordo OMI who started life in Italy and who has spent the past 30 years feeding the hungry in South Korea. One need only to witness the joy that his being seems to exude as he lives out his love of those he was sent to share his experience of God with. No job is too small for him.
Today is an invitation to look at our own lives and recognize how God has called and sent us to where we will be able to love more deeply – not as part a job, but as a way of living out our being.