Where is the Goalpost?
Go with the Flow
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Have you ever tried going up a "down" escalator? Even if you make it to the next floor, you'll be exhausted.
We spend too much time and trouble going to wrong direction on life's one-way streets, or swimming against the current. It's so much easier (and safer) to "go with the flow." But the surprising thing is that the Lord himself provides the "flow" - he takes the initiative in countless episodes of grace (theologians call this "prevenient grace"). Recognizing God's initiative in all our spiritual endeavors is essential. Jesus says, "No one can come to me unless the Father....draws him" (Jn 6:44). If anyone is seeking God, then it is God who is at work in him.
To cultivate the awareness of and appreciation of God's love in taking this initiative, ponder these five scriptural truths:
1. God is always at work around you (see Psalm 139:7-10).
2. God pursues a continual love relationship with you (see Jeremiah 31:3).
3. God invites you to join him in his work (see John 6:28-29).
4. God reveals himself, his purposes, and his ways (see John 15:15).
5. God lets you experience him as you submit to him (see Ephesians 3:17-19).
This excerpt is from the book One-Minute Meditations for Busy People, by John H. Hampsch, C.M.F., originally published by Servant Publications. It and other of Fr. Hampsch's books and audio/video recordings can be purchased from Claretian Teaching Ministry, 20610 Manhattan Pl, #120, Torrance, CA 90501-1863. Phone 1-310-782-6408 or www.Catholicbooks.net
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About the Author
The Rev. John H. Hampsch, C.M.F., ordained as a Catholic priest in 1952, is a member of the Claretian Missionaries, and is founder and director of the Claretian Teaching Ministry. Listed in Who’s Who in Religion in America, he has served as parish priest, seminary professor and rector, college professor, lecturer, magazine writer, newspaper columnist, editor, retreat master, hospital chaplain, prison chaplain, campus chaplain, Cursillo director and director of suicide prevention programs in Texas and California.
He earned degrees in philosophy from Loyola-Marymount University in Los Angeles and from Notre Dame University, with postgraduate work at the University of Southern California and the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois, in ascetical and mystical theology.
Find his many books and audio/visual recordings at www.Catholicbooks.net
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