Recently, I've been feeling a strong calling to service to my friends, family, and sisters. I've accepted it and have been trying to gocus on teh Lord, knowing that he must work through me. To God be the glory! But in Rome, I had the opportunity to meet with one of my sisters who already graduated and she spoke of St. Therese, the "Little Flower," and how she loved in little ways. We talked about how becoming a great saint isn't something that happens overnight, but over time, through a complete dedication to Jesus Christ. I related this also to something Fr. Brad and I talked about a couple weeks ago - we need to work on building the foundation of a relationship with Jesus Christ, step by step. We need to start small, and build up our faith from the bottom through practice of consistent prayer, sacraments, and LOVE in everything. Then and only then will we be equipped and able to serve one another.
I also realized that true service and love only comes through the little things anyways. It's not the big, grand acts of serivce that mean the most, but the small, everyday activities done with love. In addition, the radical service that we are called to can't be accomplished without the initial stepping stones. How can love and serve in large ways when we can't even love those that we see every day?
St. Therese, pray for us.
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