One day after another, we are aware of our own activities but how often have we stopped long enough to consider that beyond the realm of our own actions, there is another actor at work. Trying to explain this truth to the crowds who gathered around him, Jesus said: No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day (Jn 6:44).
Before we can think a thought, God has already thought it; before we can conceive of a work of charity, God has already figured out all the details about how our actions will interact with others; before we can even begin to consider the possibility of love, God has already loved us with the greatest of loves, and before we can even begin to think about heaven, God has already begun to prepare a place there for each one of us.
Although the thought of being separated from those we love brings profound sadness, people of faith have heard the words of the gospel over and over again. As we make our way through life, we pray for the grace to believe day after day that God our Father is drawing us to himself, and when our time here on earth is complete, he will raise us up from the confines of death - just as he raised Jesus - and take us to heaven where we will live with him forever. This is the good news of the Easter season: Jesus is risen! Alleluia!
Have a great day.
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