Father's Reflection 3.3.24

Rather than trying to come up with something original to say, I thought I would let this quote from Caryll Houselander 80 years ago recenter us in the midst of our anxieties on what is most important: radical surrender to Jesus every day!

Too many anxious Christians today think that their efforts to preach and teach and enter into outward activities can do more to save the world than the surrender of their souls to God, to become Christ-bearers. They believe that they can do more than our Lady did, and they have no time to stop to consider the absurdity of this. They fear that if the world goes on hurling itself into disaster, as it seems to be doing now, Christ’s kingdom may be defeated. This is not so; Christ has given his word that he will be with and in his little flock until the end of the world.

Jesus, I surrender myself (and all of my anxieties that I am trying to fix by myself) to You!

Rejoice in hope,

Fr. Joel