All Creatures of Our God and King
February 23, 2012 | III.Grace: To love and serve God with an undivided heart, and to value all created things inasmuch as they lead me to God.
Text for Prayer: Romans 1:20
Reflection: God does not do anything by accident; “coincidence” is not in His vocabulary.
“Yet just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but shall do what pleases me, achieving the end for which I sent it.” (Is. 55:10)
Each one of us and all created things, living and non-living, have been purposefully formed according to God’s plan.
St. Ignatius is calling each one of us to praise, reverence and serve God our Lord not solely in a vertical experience of personal prayer but in the midst of our world and in the presence of all of creation. The people we interact with on a daily basis, the buildings and streets we pass, the conversations and topics we engage in, and even the technology we constantly use are all avenues to become aware of the Trinity closely accompanying us. This felt-awareness permits us to respond with generosity, modeled in particular ways of praising, reverencing and serving the Trinity. (more…)
Posted by Mr. Matt Kappadakunnel, S.J. in III.