Reading: John 3:1-17
God so
loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should
not perish, but have eternal life. John
3:16
The Ignatian examination of conscience instructs us, after
giving thanks, to examine and name our brokenness. What is the old garment we
need to remove before we can be renewed in the waters? What attitude, what
despair is blocking us off from living a resurrected life? Perhaps we are so
angry that we have become hard like stone. Perhaps we are so afraid of being
hurt that we have let ourselves become numb. Perhaps we have felt so unloved
that we have put ourselves first above everything. Naming our brokenness is not
easy. It takes silence, it takes honesty, it takes vulnerability. But Christ
already has become vulnerable before us. And God has already loved us, in spite
our waywardness. “God so loved the world…”
When we open ourselves up to God, it will not be to storm and wrath, but
to loving embrace.
All-loving
God, we place in your care our hearts, our wills, our lives. Amen
- Take something on – daily
prayer, a new attitude, helping a neighbor…
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