A Summer Reflection

I sought my God and my God I could not find
I sought my soul and my soul eluded me.
I sought my brother/sister to serve in their need,
And I found all three – my God, my soul and thee.

There are many ways to discover God in the midst of life. For some, God is to be found in the stillness of our prayer. In the words of the psalmist: “Be still and know that I am God.” In the quiet of the morning before the busyness of the day, I seek to experience God in the morning sunrise. It provides a spiritual anchor for the day and places the whole day in the context of my discipleship of the Lord Jesus. For others, as suggested by the above reflection, God is found in the ways we love and serve others. In those times of service, we become aware of our God and the deepest meaning of our lives. The actions of service can lead us to the awareness of prayer. So too, the movements of prayer within us can lead us to lives of service.

Our spirituality can begin with action or with prayer. We need to be true to who we are. But the journey of faith must involve both dimensions of life: prayer can lead to service or service can lead us back to prayer.