“GOD
IN ACTION.” The Mystery of God’s
presence in this world has long been a question that my mind has been laboring
on. Recently, what made me dwell more
deeply on the question is the greeting of the priest presider at Holy Mass: “THE LORD BE WITH YOU” and the people’s response now is: “AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT.” This greeting emphasizes a phenomenon of
God’s presence in the assembly attending the Mass. Hence, it may be inferred that during the
Eucharistic celebration GOD is PRESENT in ACTION.
In a
Spiritual Reflection by Blessed John Paul II, published by the ANAWIM WAY
booklet he says: “The image of God is mirrored in every human being. This is the deepest truth about man that can
never be ignored or violated.” Since God is in me, should I not develop a
CONSCIOUSNESS OF HIS PRESENCE IN ME?
This question is a great challenge to me in the way I should live.
How
should I live so that I would be constantly conscious of God’s presence in
me? This is simply answered by the letter of St.
Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5:17: “PRAY WITHOUT CEASING”. The ANAWIM WAY booklet, however, says: “PRAYER BEGINS WITH ALLOWING GOD TO BE IN
CONTROL”.
To
allow God to be in control is, indeed, for me the key to a constant consciousness
of His presence in me. This requires me
to be humble, acknowledging my unworthiness of God’s presence, and my sincere
desire to surrender myself to whatever is God’s Holy Will. This
is an attitude which I will strive to
develop more and more with God’s grace.
Often,
specially for these past few days I have been saying a prayer in my heart:
“Lord God, what is it that You want me to do NOW?” This is based on my belief that ‘GOD WANTS TO DO SOMETHING NOW’, using
me as His instrument. Hence, I have to
be attuned to HIS HOLY WILL by sincerely asking for enlightenment from the HOLY
SPIRIT. After listening in my heart what
God wants me to do now at a particular instance, I simply have to ACT
accordingly.
Thus, GOD then is IN ACTION thru me.
by: Buddy Cagurangan
June 29, 2013
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