Jul 1 Wed
How can I look around and judge with serenity?
As radiance of the Light eternal, Christ brings the splendor of Truth to the world, and the clarity of supernatural Light to our minds. As the Sun of justice, He burns with that fire which - as He told his disciples - He longs to spread through the entire world.
Each of us must strive to be light and fire. Our love must be a flame that sets fire to everything it touches, raising the spiritual temperature of our surroundings.
Christ's supernatural light, which instils peace and calm into our hearts, also brings us a superabundance of love: a warmth, a fire, that enkindles our hearts and enables us to love God and other people for his sake.
Moreover, this supernatural life which Christ brings is a participation in his own life: a sharing in his knowledge and love. Faith gives us a truer and more positive view of things. In the radiance of faith, everything takes on a different hue, a meaning totally unsuspected by those accustomed to seeing things from only a human standpoint.
Christ's light enables us to see things and events supernaturally. How different our life then appears! Unexpected occurrences and changes of plan no longer upset us. Whatever happens is seen in its true dimension and meaning. We discover the reality that all things work out well for us. Our outlook becomes more positive; we are no longer tempted to pessimism, since we now discover God's hand in everyone and everything.
“Strive to see God behind every event and circumstance. Then, from everything that happens, you will draw more love for God and greater desires to respond to his grace. He is always waiting for us, and He gives us the chance to renew our spirit of service continually."
The consequence is serenity. Those around us notice our peace, and they try to find the reason for it, to discover where it comes from. God wants us to be calm at all times, because in this way we can lead souls gently but effectively to Him.
Yet that serenity is a result of embracing Christ’s cross: “These are the unmistakable signs of the true Cross of Christ: serenity, a deep feeling of peace, a love which is ready for any sacrifice, a great effectiveness which wells from Christ’s own wounded Side. And always - and evidently - joy: a joy which comes from knowing that those who truly give themselves are beside the Cross, and therefore beside Our Lord."
“I assure you that we will make a great contribution to enlightening the life and work of mankind, through the divine radiance which God has deposited in our souls. But don't forget: To abide in Jesus one must walk in the same way in which He walked, a way that always leads to victory, but that just as surely passes through sacrifice."