JOURNEY WITH MARY [7] SAYING “YES” – COOPERATION IN THE MISSION OF GOD

You are listening to the Greater Glory of God podcast presenting JOURNEY WITH MARY Episode no 7 And I am Fr. George Mary Claret. In the Episode, we reflected on the “NECESSITY TO BE SILENT AND IN SOLITUDE LIKE MARY: to be attuned to the promptings of the Spirit Have you finished the reflection and reading? How do you feel? In this 7th Episode we are going to reflect on - SAYING “YES” – COOPERATION IN THE MISSION OF GOD We have reflected enough on the nature of our being – our predestination, created by God in his own image and likeness, being special & precious to God, dedicated to God, and the necessity to be silent and in solitude. We are going to the next stage towards our end – our decisive actions, from being to becoming and doing! Through the practice of silence and solitude, we can raise our awareness and consciousness to that of the Divine, where we can experience and receive the flow of grace from God. We let God love us. The lover becomes like the beloved and the INCARNATION is the expression and effect of the love God has for us. It was not to be in our weak fragile state forever, rather to raise our state to that of His. The Son became one of us – a member of the Human Family – so that we could become members of the Divine Family. Once the beloved has fully experienced the love of the lover, the beloved is enabled to become the lover. The change of role in this love relationship with God is very essential. God who loves us desires our love for Him, that’s why He asked us to love Him exclusively with our entire being, without any limit. John 19:28 “I am thirsty.” It is the cry of the Divine for human love as have many Saints written describing this verse. St. Teresa of Calcutta was very devoted to the thirsting Christ on the Cross. “I Thirst” is written along the Crucifix in the Chapels of the Convents of the Missionaries of Charity. She told the sisters: “‘I thirst’ is something much deeper than Jesus just saying ‘I love you.’ Until you know deep inside that JESUS THIRSTS FOR YOU—you can’t begin to know who He wants to be for you. Or who He wants you to be for Him.” (March 1993, Letter to the Missionaries of Charity) About this we have already reflected in the 5th episode DEDICATED TO GOD – Total CONSECRATION – choosing God above everyone and everything else. If you have not listened to it, please do listen and reflect on that as well.  We receive God’s love We learn to see things from the Divine perspective The fruits of this state is: Ø  To see as God sees Ø  To think as He thinks Ø  The ability to see the BEYOND – not merely the visible Ø  Readiness to see the BEYOND The decision to say YES is the result of : -  The ability to see as God sees -  Willingness to die to one’s desires and plans -  Ability to see beyond the temporary in the light of the permanent -  Readiness to give up oneself -  And most importantly, the expression of one’s love for God and human beings Please visit my blog for the questions and biblical passages for reflection: https://frcgeorgemclaret.blogspot.com/2020/11/journey-with-mary-7-saying-yes.html