Imago Trinitatis

Today's first reading reminded me of an image I received in prayer last year.  It struck me so profoundly that I decided to draw it, and it remains visible in my room as a reminder for how close Jesus longs to be to our hearts.  Also, happy feast day of St. Padre Pio, who bore the wounds of Christ as a reminder of his incredible love!  Like a stream is the king’s heart in the hand of the LORD; wherever it pleases him, he directs it. (Proverbs 21:1) "'Channeled water' . . . is water that fertilizes arid land.  It takes great skill to direct water, whether it be water to fertilize fields or cosmic floods harnessed at creation, for water is powerful and seems to have a mind of its own.  It also requires great skill to direct the heart of a king, for it is inscrutable and beyond ordinary human control." (NABRE Bible commentary) Father, you know how my own heart has a mind of its own.  Though it is meant only for You, it roams toward other lovers and is bro

En-coun-ter (verb)      -       To have or experience (problems, difficulties, etc.)      -       To meet (someone) without expecting or intending to      (Merriam-Webster online dictionary) Think about how many different people and things we encounter in life: friends, strangers, teachers, new ideas, stores, websites, foods, drinks, weather, sports, surprises, tragedies, boredom, excitement, etc., etc.   Essentially, just as life can be described as a search, it can also be described as encounter .   We experience so many different things, often without expecting to.   No matter how well we can plan our day, there are always new occurrences that we can’t even begin to anticipate.   However, do we think about the possibility of encountering God?   It’s simple to believe that God exists and not too difficult to devote some time to Him on a regular basis (e.g. attending Church on weekends), but often it’s easy to think of God as “somewhere out there” and not fully prese

“All my life, I have been searching for you.”      - Army of Me, “Roadmaps” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quHidvMZYmA “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”      - Jesus, Matthew 7:7 Life is a journey, a search, an endless discovery of what is truly real.   Whether we like it or not, we are constantly being thrust into new situations, undiscovered concepts, and unimagined horizons.   The question then becomes: what are we to do in the face of all of this? The temptation in this world is to forget about the search, to live day-to-day for goals we set up on our own.   Sometimes we need a rude awakening to tear away the curtains and discover our longing for something deeper.   In my life, I have faced this often: What is the truth that I am supposed to be living for?   What is the love that I earnestly desire?   Ultimately, what we seek is the encounter with something or someone beyond ourselves, and it see