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Remaining Attentive To His Will
A Christian is one who lives in communion with Jesus and, through him, with the Trinitarian God. Being in touch with numerous people but out of touch with the Lord – involved in a commendable and worthy apostolate but divorced from divine ‘affairs’ is anathema. To be true to the gospel vision, it is necessary to keep one’s eyes on the Lord, to remain attentive to his will and to listen with care to his voice (Luke 10:42). Only with, in and through Jesus Christ can the apostolate bear fruit, as we live in ongoing communion with the one who calls us out to witness in his name.
The Christian is first and foremost a person of prayer. Without prayer, the Christian life easily descends to a mere busy life in which a person’s need for respect or affection dominates actions and being busy becomes a badge of honour – an end in itself. It is not necessarily true that absence makes the heart grow fonder. As many a ruined romance has demonstrated, absence may cause the heart to wander. The parallel for prayer life does not need to be laboured.
John Scally, Waiting in Joy
We remember at this time...
On World Kindness Day, we are reminded of the power of kindness and the difference even the smallest act of kindness can make in a person’s life.
Help us be mindful of those around us and to look for opportunities to show kindness, generosity and compassion to everyone we meet. A small act of kindness, like a smile or an encouraging word, could mean the world to someone. When we show love and kindness to one person, we can inspire them to do the same for someone else, and so the effect may ripple through our families, our communities and far beyond.
Lord, help us to make kindness not just something we celebrate today, but something we practise every day.
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