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Be Converted Anew - Every Day
"We must all be converted anew every day... If we have the duty of helping others to be converted, we have to do the same continuously in our own lives. Being converted means...meditating on the infinite goodness and love of Christ, Who has addressed each of us and, calling us by name, has said, "Follow me." Being converted means continually 'giving an account' before the Lord of our hearts about our service, our zeal and our fidelity, for we are Christ's servants...Being converted also means 'giving an account' of our negligences and sins, of our timidity, of our lack of faith and hope, of our thinking only 'in a human way' and not in a 'divine way'...[we must be] always beginning anew and every day progressing, overcoming ourselves, making spiritual conquests, giving cheerfully, for 'God loves a cheerful giver.' Being converted means 'to pray continually and never lose heart.' In a certain way, prayer is the first and last condition for conversion, spiritual progress and holiness."
Pope John Paul II, Redemptor Hominis 8, trans. Vatican Polygot Press (Boston, St Paul editions
posted by Holly at 9:44 PM
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This time of Advent preparation for Christmas urges us to prepare our hearts for a fresh and deeper indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and for a more intimate and real encounter with Christ.
Have we become so accustomed to the busy-ness of motherhood that we forget our primary calling is to be united with Jesus? Have we 'fallen asleep' in our daily life and become spiritually tepid because our hearts and minds are focused on way too many other things? Have we put off on making a rule of life, and thus settled for a whim-based life, lacking in proper conscious direction and fidelity to Christ? Or have we made what amounts to no more than a schedule, ignoring the supernatural element of offering all to God "because He asks it of us, out of love for Him," thus neglecting the spiritual fruit of a life meant to be lived as a conscious response to the call of God?
Praise God for His mercy!
We can turn around right now.We can decide to dedicate our hearts and actions to Jesus starting fresh. We can decide that truly Jesus is meant to be the core of our lives, of our apostolates to our families, of our conscious attention, and we can commit to act upon this.
And being converted will start with, and will be fed by, a renewed commitment to prayer, spiritual reading and reflection, and sacraments. Let's put the 1stP in order for Advent, to truly prepare our hearts and lives for Christ.
Because only in this way will we, thru our holiness/union with Christ, set the example for our children, and affect the world in the way God intends.
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