Our baptism calls us to walk in faith, hope and love.
by Sister Carolyn Zahringer
The feast of the conversion of St. Paul is celebrated on January 25th, except in years when the date falls on a Sunday, which it does this year. However, that feast still has a strong connection that echoes in the readings of this weekend. The flashback to Isaiah’s Advent message and the gospel presenting the call of the first four apostles to “Come follow”.
“Come follow” is an invitation to grow daily in our baptismal call to live in faith, hope and love. St. Paul was awakened by a great light that left him blinded for a few days. When his physical sight was restored, his faith journey began in deep earnest. Much like Peter, Andrew, James and John’s journey, walking in faith, hope and love takes TRUST.
Every day we are each invited to “come follow” the Spirit’s lead. May the light of our inner life continue to light the way. Teilhard de Chardin is quoted as having said: “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” How does thinking of ourselves as spiritual beings affect how we make choices? Or doesn’t it?
Happy choosing!