When we feel deep
harmony with ourselves, then it looks like the whole world begin to help us... Step
by step we go deeper. But all we need is so little -
"to hear the voice, and open the door" [2]. Somehow, a few decades of
our life we are afraid to open the door. Maybe because we do not believe in?
Feared that through those doors someone can take us out... We do not believe that
through the same door we can be filled...
Opening. Prayers
for others. Instead others. It is not intimidating to open, when
the door is half-open. But you will probably need someone who should
unlock the door and push it?
When someone asks me any
question, I think - who can know better than yourself. And the answer is -
ask your heart. Where all the answers. If we are God's expression of
love and goodness, then we need to share ourselves bravely. Thus, we share
good and love.
With the knowledge - who
I am, from where, and why I have also a target - to deepen this knowledge, to
search for and to share it with others.
Each of us must find
ourselves. Find the door that closed in us (and these are always
available), try to open it and to go inside. It is important for the
completion of one phase, calmly and quietly, but surely closing the doors. And
feel free to go through another door. We do not know what Grace we will be
granted entered the door. This road goes through us, in us, after us, to
others and to God.
God expresses Himself in
all of us but in different ways. We all are so different but
also so similar in our mistakes. God created us perfectly - such
imperfect, errant, but perfectly clear goal - to be ourselves.
To have hands that work. The
heart that beats. Eyes that see. Not all of these gifts are awarded.
There are many people next to us who do not have these or have lost. But they
are granted with other gifts: patience, wisdom, great hope. None is
without any grace. Those who do not comprehend all this are not hurt. They
just feel the fragile state of knowledge more often and then do everything with
the heart, that means - correctly.
"The
crooked will become straight, and the rough roads smooth” [3].
We must go forward, although occurring in pits, we must open the new
doors. If too difficult to open them, ask for help. Do not hesitate
to hear others asking for help. A lot of things we do in our
life, are most for our’ sakes and not for others’. If we share and open
ourselves, we do the best for US, not fot others. If we lie, we lie mostly
to US, not to others. If we are dishonest - it is primarily with
ourselves, but not with others. If we feel pride or anger, we harm mostly
ourselves. If we disrespect others, then we disrespect ourselves. If
we are faithless to someone, we firstly are faithless to ourselves - our
values, provisions of ideas.
Everything seems so
simple and straightforward. But in everyday life, however, we are trying
to vindicate this or avoid to think about it. This approach leads to our
actions, which eventually becomes flawed.
We are too small, so that we can change something about others. However,
we can strive to become greatly small, letting God work in us and to express
His full perfection in our erring soul. We have to rely on Him so much that we
would be absolutely ready for what things we will find behind the door. God
prepares us with His "quiet spirit and fire of love" [4]. All we need
to do – to share that experience and feel a true joy.
"God is Love. Let‘s
be brave to live in love"[5].
God gave me the body - hands, feet, heart, mind. "... glorify the God
with your body!" [6].
I am only a small moving
point in the universe among many others. I do not know the direction. But
I know that I am in a meaningful way, and that the world will help me to be so. Meaningful
way - not that I do something in life, but because HOW I do all. With the
love for God. People. World.
And the mostly granted in such life are ourselves, not others... Foccused
in prayers. Seeing and sensing of small things. Thanksgiving and
requesting – God through people, people - through God.
What about you?
[1] from the teaching of St. Ignatius Loyola
[2] Sister Ligita Ryliškytė, Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart
of Jesus Congregation
[3] Luke, 3
[4] Gvidas Vainorius SJ
[5] The words of the hymn
[6] from the first letter to the Corinthians