Early on in
my management career I learned to set daily goals and create my “to do” lists. On most days I was single-minded about getting
those goals and tasks accomplished. But I
also found myself being frustrated when things went wrong or when stuff happened
to prevent or limit my accomplishments. Does this sound familiar to you?
“They traveled through the Phrygian and
Galatian territory because they had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from
preaching the message in the province of Asia.” [Acts 16: 1-10]
The early
Church was most focused on preaching and teaching the gospel message resulting
in the people growing in faith and increasing in numbers. I find it most interesting that when things
went wrong or didn’t go the way they thought it should, the early Christians
saw this as a sign of the Spirit leading or preventing them from proceeding. Usually, when things don’t go my way, I
sometimes get frustrated or angry rather than discern that God’s Spirit is
speaking to me and providing guidance.
I remember learning
a prayer when I was very young that the CCD teacher told us would be a great
morning “offering”: “O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you
my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of
your Sacred Heart.”
What if each
of us begin each day offering our day and our “to do” lists to God and ask for attunement to
the Spirit speaking to us. Lord, help me
to slow down, to listen and discern Your guiding and leading me this day. Amen.
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