“ 'If you can?' said Jesus. 'Everything is possible for one who believes.'" Mark 9:23
As Christians we understood the message of God since we were young. In the womb of our families they adopted it, opening their hearts to the Faith and working for the Divine Justice that generates equality among people. It is a way of living, of thinking, and of loving. You must not feel bad if you do not feel that way about God, if the Faith has not penetrated nor nurtured your life with its light yet. We can always re-acquaint ourselves with Jesus. In prayer, in reading the Bible, or observing how other brothers of the Faith March in a procession.
There is no unique way to approach our Father. There is no recipe not does have to do with an exclusive club. The exact opposite. If there is something unique that the Holy Spirit possesses is that it arrives at the right moment when every person wishes to flip that switch in Faith.
No requirements exist to adopt that path, but there are obligations that exist as a good Christian to keep from losing sight of our mission. The one Jesus took on the cross, through which He showed all His goodness and His love. The one that opened the gates of Heaven to us and took us to connect with God.
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
We must recognize the value that we have as people. Forming part of a family, a group of partners or colleagues. Being able to execute jobs and tasks. Or simply able to realize ourselves as beings in the way that feels the best. Those types of elements characterize us as people and give us the capacity for self value, basic and fundamental to make us feel positive self-esteem.
That feeling of belonging depeens and gets even more potent when the people that adopt us or the circle where we develop generates happiness and love. Images that we possess a new facility: the Faith. Not belonging to this new world does not mean feeling like a stranger or behind a person lacking.
In truth it implies a whole world of blessings and opportunities that our Father bestows on each of His children. This is one distinctive characteristic, since from that moment we have an inheritance and unlimited access to eternal life in Heaven.
”Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.” Psalms 40:5
That individual opening to the Holy Spirit, allows us to understand the meaning of living in community. In that same way the Union that is built and generated between Christians is what is known as a communion. That synergy emanated by God the Father is surprising if you are not yet part of the divine path. But for those of us that have been depositing our Faith for some time, without waiting for the Lord give us a sin before acting, we understand clearly that we are talking steps to follow His will.
That energy will open doors and opportunities when you least expect it and most need it. If you feel God has not surprised you lately it's because you do not give yourself completely over to the Faith to advance with His plan.
The Union that transcends borders
Amen