The Logic of Love
It is truly amazing to see and above of all experience how God
works; in mysterious ways and in particular areas of our lives. During the past
few months, I considered my life to be a standstill from where I had little
hope of continuing my career with the perfect job which I have always
fantasized in my dreams. Our thoughts can be very deceiving at times, but I’m
grateful to God that he has intervened through this adoration and set a special
meaning to my wait.
As I was sitting prayerfully in the presence of the Lord, the
only thing that worried me was my future in this land. I took out my novena to
St. Josemaria to “find work”. I
was overwhelmed to read out this exciting news he had in store for me: “Let me
stress this point: it is in the simplicity of your ordinary work, in the
monotonous details of each day, that you have to find the secret, which is
hidden from so many, of something great and new: Love.”
Often it had crossed my mind that how my God can still be in love
with a wretch like me. How is it that he is filled with so much love and
where is the source of it all ? I can say that he has given me a convincing
reply this time as I meditated through my YOUCAT. St. Augustine says: “Wherever
there is love, there is a Trinity: a
lover, a beloved and a fountain of love”. The mystery about this Trinitarian
love is reasonable when God’s revelation in Jesus Christ is accepted. If God
were alone and solitary, he could not love from all eternity. The traces of
this Trinitarian love can be seen in all his creations; the way a mother is in
love with her child, the love between a husband and his wife.
I could clearly see that the quest for my work was definitely
worldly. It struck me deeply in my thought process when I prayed with St.
Josemaria who led me to the wisdom in his prayer: “Help me to understand that
what gives value to any honest work is the love with which I do it: love for
God, in the first place, to whom I can offer up my work; and love for my
neighbour, whom I wish to serve and be useful to”. This understanding was crucial to me and gave
me a great sense of responsibility towards my brothers and sisters.
In fact, it all simply sums up to an idea that we can all
understand but often we take it lightly: “God
is Love” – 1 John 4:8. Many a times my mind would be flooded with unholy
thoughts that would affect my relationship with my Father. I would try to
imagine of all the shortcomings in my life and ponder over it. But after a
pause a simple thought flashes through and brings a smile on me “… And then,
there is "God” who can satisfy all
the desires of my heart if I continue to be delighted in Him.
I have much to write but I am ending by greeting all of you
the best time with the Lord and with a quote from our Holy Father which I
believe can be truly encountered in the Eucharistic adoration: “To hear God's
word requires the cultivation of outward and inward silence, so that His voice
can resound within our hearts and shape our lives.”
Peace of Christ.
Jomy George Abraham
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