Today, the scriptures place us - along with some of the disciples - standing beside Jesus as they ask him: Rabbi, where are you staying and they hear him answer: Come and see (Jn 1:38-39). This is the same question that we too must constantly ask of the Lord. In our thirst to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, we must ask him every day to show us the place where he dwells, and we must constantly trust that he will invite us to walk along with him - to come and see the places where his mercy needs to be demonstrated, where his words of compassion need to be uttered, where he himself is being neglected and needs someone else to speak out.
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, who is remembered especially in the United States of America today, reminds us that our interior life of prayer and relationship with God is nothing but the continuation of our Saviour's life within us. At times, we may be tempted to think of an interior life - of prayer, of contemplation, of communication with Jesus - as simply a life of prayer, but if we open our hearts every day to the presence of God in our lives, we will soon discover that it is God who continues to act in and through us.
Today, let us give thanks for the gift of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, and let us ask the Lord to open our eyes to the wonders that he continues to accomplish in and through us every day.
Have a great day.
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