I am shameless in my love of Jesus.
“Because thy steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise thee.” Psalm 63:3
I’ve never been in love like this. He has affected my life so greatly, not just in my Catholic and faith lives but every part of who I am and how I think. I do have a ways to go yet on the act and think things but that is part of our Road of Faith journey.
Writing my reflections on The Road of Faith has given me the great opportunity to reflect upon my love of God and to let that love grow and fly freely.
I’ve found that the more I think about God and the more I talk about Jesus to others, the more I come to love Him. It is these outward expressions for me that ignite my passion for God. That isn’t saying that I don’t find my love growing for God in those quiet, intimate moments alone with Jesus. Those moments are very special. But, I’ve learned that through words and actions, the passion for God that lies within my heart is set free to ignite and grow.
“I am giving you three ways of exercising mercy toward your neighbor: the first — by deed, the second — by word, the third — by prayer. In these three degrees is contained the fullness of mercy, and it is an unquestionable proof of love for Me. By this means a soul glorifies and pays reverence to My mercy” Divine Mercy in my soul # 742
Do you find this with yourself? I can get into a conversation about God with some brothers, and I don’t want it to end. I can feel something within coming alive. When, I am serving the poor or sick, I feel something within my soul trembling to come alive.
Since I joined the Emmaus community, God has allowed me to spread my wings in this manner. The community of men around me can have incredible discussions about our faith and of God with little prompting. Our retreats always inflame my soul. And, like Peter at the Transfiguration, I don’t want the moment of closeness to Jesus’ Divinity to end.
I’ve been honored to have opportunities to discover my faith story and talk about how I’ve come to love Jesus through my Road of Faith journey. Each time I get to share an aspect of that journey, I feel my soul grow.
I have talked to many brothers and sisters who didn’t feel they had a story to tell. With each, I’ve helped them discover their story. God touches us all. Never in the same way as the person beside you. Your story is as powerful as the greatest saint’s story, but you have to tell it.
Looking at the snapshot story of faith I speak about in “I knew His Voice” has given many the vessel of looking at how God has touched their lives. Several have reached out to me after reading the book to tell me something that happens to them that they reflected upon from some aspect of my story. Same thing has blessedly happened through my “The Road of Faith” blog.
The telling of those stories has set a spark within their hearts and fans the flames within my own. I’ve asked people to not be ashamed or afraid to ‘like’ a reflection or post a comment of your experience or thoughts on one of my posts. Flame your shameless passion for God by expressing it in words.
Spread The Road of Faith to your friends, tell them how it’s affected you and let the love of God come forth from your heart. And, I ask everyone to click on this link or go to www,THEROADOFFAITH.net and subscribe. If you are on social media and want to continue to receive these reflections as they come out, subscribe here. It is free and only takes seconds to subscribe. My desire is to leave Facebook soon.
“The Lord gave me knowledge of the graces which He has been constantly lavishing on me. As His child, I felt that everything the heavenly Father possessed was equally mine. He Himself lifted me from the ground up to His Heart. I felt that everything that existed was exclusively mine, but I had no desire for it all, because God alone is enough for me.” Divine Mercy in my soul # 1279