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We are loved by God who wants to change our life through love. He only asks us to have the faith to let Him do so, and thus we can cry for joy before a God who recreates us. The Lord creates the new heaven and new earth when He remakes the world destroyed by sin in Jesus Christ. In the book of Isaiah the Lord speaks of the joy and says a word, “I will rejoice in my people” (Is 65:19). God’s presence in our life never leaves us tranquil. It always pushes us to do something. In the Gospels we see the people who believed in the Lord drew near, are touched and followed Jesus, and their lives are transformed.
People with faith have self confidence. The firm conviction, that if we if we place our trust in the divine power that controls the universe He will not fail us, will give a spirit of adventure in life. The thought that without His knowledge, not even a single hair falls down will persuade us to cling to divine providence. The Lord always thinks of his followers. Psalm 90 will inspire us to seek refuge in his love. “He will command his angels to help those who trust Him.” “… in each man, there is a vacuum in the shape of God”- says Paschal, a great Scientist. It can be filled only by God. Whenever we feel restless, let us understand that our concentration is gone astray. God alone is to be placed on the altar of the mind.
Faith is making room for the power of God, who loves us and who wants this joy with us. This is making room for the Lord to come and change me. Faith in Jesus is a personal decision. The path of discipleship is narrow and risky one but can be carried forward through faith. One cannot carry much physical and emotional baggage without endangering one’s pursuit. Hence Jesus encourages all those who follow him to lose their baggage. A disciple must not even be attached to one’s own life (Jn12: 25). He must be willing to bear suffering and rejection for the sake of the cause, “For those who want to lose their lives for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel will save it” (Mk8: 35-38).
Therefore our faith makes us to leave our comfort zones and go forth to encounter others to share their joys, their hopes and their frustrations. Our faith calls us to visit the sick, the prisoners and to those who mourn. Like Mother Mary we want to be a Church which serves in order to accompany life, to sustain hope, to be a sign of noble and worthy people, a child of God who is loved so dearly. We are called by God to build bridges, to break down walls and to sow seeds of reconciliation. Not washing our hands but rather walking with the needy. This became real in the life of Bl. Anne Marie, the Foundress of The Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny. Her faith sprouted in her devout and loving family. She nurtured this faith all through her life using all the opportunities provided by God. That is why she had the courage to cross the oceans in order to bring abundance of life in the lives of afflicted and downtrodden. She wished to be wherever there was good to be done. In her sufferings of poverty, sickness, trials, misunderstandings and excommunication she never lost her faith. But she was clinging on to God more fervently.
St. Teresa of Avila says, “Let nothing disturb you; let nothing frighten you. All things are passing away. God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.” This will become our experience too when we mature in faith.
