If we ever
wonder if God loves us, we only need to read these words: “The
Lord is tenderness and pity, slow to anger, full of faithful love. He is generous to all, his tenderness embraces
all his creatures; trustworthy in all his words, and upright in all his deeds. The Lord supports all who stumble, lifts up
those who are bowed down. Upright in all
that he does, He acts only in faithful love. He is close to all who call upon him, all who
call on him from the heart.” (Psalm 145:8-18)
But if we
question God’s love, maybe it’s because they’re only words to us. We need to go beyond the words to an
experience of God’s love. We need to
believe these words are true and ask God to show us they are real. As parents and grandparents raising our
children, it’s good to encourage them to question all that we tell them about
God. We should teach them that they’re
able to ask God to reveal Himself to them so that they’ll know He is
real. They need to be taught that they can’t
get to heaven on our faith, that they needed to make it their own. So, as I reflect on this today, the question
is: How can we open ourselves up to His Presence?
There are
many ways to do this. We can experience
God in the sacraments. Since they are “outward
signs instituted by Christ to give grace,” we can receive a touch from God. We can look for God in Scripture. As we read,
we can invite the Holy Spirit to speak to our hearts and help us grow in our
understanding of who God is for us. We
can surrender our lives to the working of the Holy Spirit and let Him take
over. He’ll correct us and remind us of all Jesus said when He was on earth. He’ll comfort us and guide us and teach us. We all need the Holy Spirit!
Come Holy
Spirit! May we all ask for more of the
Holy Spirit every day so that we’ll know for sure the depth and height and
breadth of God’s incredible love for each of us. “Can
a woman forget her baby at the breast, feel no pity for the child she has
borne? Even if these were to forget, I shall not forget you.” (Isaiah 49:8-15)
We can ask Jesus’
Blessed Mother to help us through praying the Rosary. The final prayer of the Rosary is: “O God,
whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased
for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating
upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may
imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ
Our Lord. Amen.”
God is for
us; He is behind us and before us. He
loves us with an everlasting love and will never leave us or forsake us. May we throw ourselves every day into the arms
of the God who loves more than we can ever ask or imagine! His promises are amazing for all who believe
in Him: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word and
believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and will not come to
condemnation, but has passed from death to life.” (John 5:17-30)
May we walk each day in His love knowing our future is secure in His Hands.
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