Sound difficult? Well it
surely isn’t easy, but it is definitely possible. Think through your day. When you’re studying
for a big test or even doing an everyday task like washing dishes, are you
doing it with your entire mind or is your mind wandering elsewhere? When you’re exercising are you doing it with
all your strength? When you are praying
are you doing it with all your soul?
When you are expressing love are you doing it with all your heart? When I ask myself these questions,
unfortunately the answer is no. To
completely focus our minds, hearts, souls, and strength on one task is
especially difficult when many other tasks are running through our heads. Even as I write this reflection my mind is
wandering to other things I have yet to do at work and at home.
How then, you might ask, are we to love God with all our heart,
soul, mind, and strength when we have difficulty staying focused on one thing?
Try
the “Little Way” of St. Therese of Lisieux! We don’t have to trap ourselves in the Church
all day and force our minds to do nothing but pray and be holy in order to
fulfill God’s command. In fact this is
not what many of us are called to do. We
are called to give our lives to God and to in everything we do give glory and
praise to God. Even the smallest tasks
can be given to God. Love God through
your daily tasks and it will become evident to those around you; it will
spread. If we first follow this command,
the second commandment of “Love your neighbor as yourself,” will come easily.
When we are studying for a big exam, let’s do it for God. When we’re exercising, let's do it for
God. When we’re driving down the road,
let's do it for God. Let’s dedicate
every task in our entire day to God and we “shall blossom like the lily,”
(Hosea 14:6) filled with God’s radiance and love.
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