Respond

 

Mother Teresa responded; will you?

It may seem that God likes certain people a great deal more than others. But if you consider how you like certain people very much and detest others, you might  be able to catch a glimpse of God you never imagined be fore. He loves us all in extraordinary ways, but I think it is true, that just as we form extraordinary relationships wiith some people as opposed to others, it is also true that God created certain people for a  purpose and the friendship that blossomed between God and a human being was a natural consequence of of God's love.

With this is mind, you might meditate on what a holy life is, for a extraordinary person would love extraordinarilly. You might even come to realise that a deep friendship can spring up between ourselves and God if we put forth the effort.

If we  put aside something we cherish deeply for the sake of prayer to express our loving attentiveness to God, He will respond in  kind. There are occasions when we experiencr a trascendant peace suffused with love, it is for a reason. In the meditation about such matters we might begin to connect events with our own attitude toward God. The surest way to experience Him is to show that He is extraordinarilly loved by you.

For some, such moments when peace and love engulf us may be far and few between, but if we love what He shares with us, it is the beginning of a closer realstionship to God, whatever  our life. The truth is, that everyone can have a closer relationship to God if we want it by setting aside  our own concerns and pondering  out role in what He might want of us. 

Some are afraid to ask God for fear of being rejected or being asked to receiving a gift that involves pain or suffering of some sort. You might be one one of them, but if you come a little closer to Him in your desire to love Him, you might find that rather than being an impediment, it has become a blessing.