Life's Big Questions

Forever, man has been asking big questions about life, and one of the biggest, I think, is "Why am I here?" 

The answer to why we are here is not as mysterious as we might imagine.

We can get lost thinking that our purpose comes from our activity, or our acquisitions or even our physical or intellectual achievements.

But we would be wrong.

When I was working on my master's degree, my theology teacher drew our attention to the very first line in the Prologue of the "Catechism of the Catholic Church."

Beautifully written, I have always been pulled in by this line. Each time I reflect on it, I feel I get a little closer to understanding it.

"God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life."

It goes on:

"For this reason, at every time and in every place, God draws close to man." 

And then it points out, in this first paragraph, that God sent Jesus to call us together as we are divided by sin, and when the time was right, Jesus came as our Redeemer and Savior.

In these words, we can discover our purpose in life. The Why, our Purpose. 

Do you see the answer? If not, try reading it again.

Because God is love, he wants to share himself--love--with us. But, because of sin, he sent Jesus to save us so that we can once again be united to God.

If you are plugging along every day, seemingly doing fine, but unaware or ignoring Jesus, you are missing out on the opportunity to be close to your Creator, the Love he is calling you to, and well, a "blessed life."

Sharing in God's "own blessed life," is way, far beyond the love you can know without God. His desire is for you to know just how amazing life with Love is. That's what he wants for us.

Naturally, once you experience it, you innately desire to share it. 

No matter what you are doing in this life, if you are doing it without knowledge of God, you are missing out.

Lent is a great time to reflect more deeply on what you are missing. Do not be afraid to let loose the chains that are holding you back, whether it is your preconceived ideas about faith, your hyper-rationale or your plain old obstinacy.

Start asking questions and you will find joy beyond what you can imagine.

Pray for peace and an end to war.

Janet Cassidy
Email me at:  jmctm2@gmail.com

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