Can You Picture It?

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Just a few moments ago, I sat in my parish's chapel and prayerfully read Interior Castle, St. Teresa of Avila's great treatise on prayer. Suddenly, my eyes fell upon a passage that elicited a beautiful image. I thus felt compelled to share with whomever may be interested.

"...this Lord of ours is so anxious that we should desire Him and strive after His companionship that He calls us ceaselessly, time after time, to approach Him...."

God desires our companionship! He desires it so much that He gives us a plethora of opportunities to connect with Him. How, then, do we answer His call? How many of those opportunities do we take?

This image can be likened to a young high school sophomore who is in love for the first time in his life. His whole existence revolves around spending unforgettable moments with his new beloved. He constantly desires to be close to her.

Can you picture God like that? It's true: He is wildly in love with us; He desires to be close to us; He wants to be the reason for those unforgettable moments in our lives.

Then, as our knowledge of God deepens, we become like the young man in love. At that point, we want to spend every passing moment in communion with the Beloved. We want to be so close that it is no longer we who live, but He who lives through us.

I pray that all who read this will begin to recognize the joy of falling head-over-heels-in-love with God.

God Bless.

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