“Losing Your Life You Will Find It”
Lk. 9:22-25: “If you lose your life for my sake, you will save it.” To follow Jesus, costs. It means to see life differently then others do, to live life differently then most, to be regarded with misgiving by many. But in the end life will be lived with the entire cosmos. St. Ignatius tells us in his Exercises to live our lives “indifferently”–with single mindedness–to let our fears of security, illness not get in the way following the call of Jesus. It means to let go and trust completely in God. I have found that when I let go and let God be number one my life flows. I have been told I am single minded, and I am, I let very little get in the way of the work to which I have been called. I struggle all the time with fears of economic insecurity, physical health–and that gets in the way–until I let go and then it all flows towards God. That is my what I strive to do–to trust completely in God and be indifferent. I spent the day in Vallejo, had Ash Wednesday services, came home and did outreach. As I walked the streets tonight one after another was high, some simply just worn out–in their blankets, sitting and waiting. I can think of no higher calling then to serve them. Deo Gratias! Thanks be to God!
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