Who Will Love Me For Me?

You ever have days where it seems you continue to mess up, where it seems that no one understands you?
You ever go a day and wonder, Where was God in all of that?


Well, have I got some news for you!

You aren't alone.

Especially in the journey of our discernment of whatever Vocations the Lord may have planned for us, it is important to recognize that our Vocations are His and not ours. What a blessing that is! So why do we fret? Why do we fear?
...I ask myself the same questions sometimes.

Today, on this Monday of Holy Week, let us claim our discernment for the Lord. Let us press on into Jerusalem with the Lord as we prepare for our passionate love to be revealed and exposed in such vulnerability! Be not afraid!

May this simple but powerful phrase be our battle cry this week:

What is true love?

     What is true love? Is it as simple as the way kids think it is? We tend to complicate it, but in reality it is quite simple. We see it in the friendship we share with one another, in the self-sacrifice of those who truly care about us. We see it in the care our parents show us. This is the type of love which we see from those who truly care for our well-being. Well then, is this not enough? Why are we not satisfied with the love we already receive from those around us?

     My answer for this is quite simple. We are searching to understand that we are loved in the most perfect way. We want to be loved for who we truly are and that no matter what we do we want to know that we are still loved. This is exactly the type of love we receive from God, who created us and loved us into existence. Not only does He shows us His love in those around us (whom He created), more importantly, He wants be a part of our lives. God is Love. We glorify Him in the way we love others.

     So let us not leave it till Valentine’s Day to show others we love them. Let every moment of our days be an expression of love towards others.