Growing Awareness as Holy Week Begins
I have been trying to be more aware of all that happens around me and within me. Both are challenging. I have been living a lot in the future. To live
today, knowing it has value for what it holds and not just for what I can accomplish for tomorrow, is my growing awareness. It is today that I must enjoy the ride. If I do not radiate hope today, there will be none for tomorrow. If there is no incarnating or deepening or living with passion today, there will be none tomorrow. Being aware, aware, aware is the only guarantee of recognizing God’s dream today or tomorrow.
Awareness within is even more challenging as life swirls around me. If I look deep within, can I see hope in my own heart? Is there a great love for my calling or treasured relationships? Do I see myself as one that I encounter with passion each day? How real is the self-respect? Being aware, aware, aware is the only guarantee of recognizing a growing reflection of a loving God within my very self.
Please continue to journey with me as we walk toward Calvary knowing that there is an empty tomb just over the horizon.
Sr. Joyce Shanabarger