I think our lives are more complicated because we have to CHOOSE to face the direction of the energy we need for our lives. Am I even facing in the direction of the energy I need to walk on a spiritual path? Love is that energy. Life is about experiencing being loved and respected and giving love and respect to another. Life is about relationships, about receiving and about giving. The way I receive and give love energy is a choice I make.
During LENT we witness the life of Jesus; we witness all His loving relationships no matter the hardships he suffered. His primary gaze was loving obedience to the will of the Father and then actively sharing that love with his followers. Approaching Holy Week, I ask myself, am I even on that spiritual path with Jesus?
Finish this Lent, by going home and letting your plants teach you how to follow the energy you need for saving the life of your soul.
-Sister Elaine Cole, csj
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