Frenetic lives
From today’s Scripture: “The way we may be sure that we know him is to keep his commandments.”—1 Jn 2:3
The word obedience comes from the Latin obedire, meaning “to listen, to pay attention to.” We are constantly besieged by nonessential stuff clamoring for our attention: advertising, social media, emails, texts, entertainment, even our own inner compulsions. St. Mother Teresa frequently spoke of the antidote to our distracted, frenetic lives: “We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness.” Where will you give your most focused attention today?
Let us pray: Lord, help me to silence the noise and listen to you.
Today’s author is Polly Duncan Collum, former parish lay missioner and now director of the Glenmary’s Commission for Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation.
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