What does mission mean to me?
I went back to the 1st basic question and that is "what do I seek?"
We are all searching for something... because innately we are looking for something to fill our hearts. We may be looking everywhere and conceiving every possible dream and ambition to attain what we think our heart so desires and that searching brings us on a journey through life.
However, there is in all of us a deeper reality, (often buried under the peels and moulted skins of one's life journey) one that is deeply connected to our existence and being, and that reality is God the Father's love for us.
Until we allow ourselves to experience God's love, can we then grow into the persons we were created to be and bring forth from the depth of that God experience - the Child of God within ourselves.
Today, as all the past "todays" have been, our world continues to look for signs because we want to see Jesus. And our hearts remain restless unless we see Jesus. Or in St Augustine's words: "Our hearts are restless until they rest in you".
So Mission Sunday reminds me of the call to serve. As a community who have experienced the love of God in our lives we should work to make Jesus visible to others. The reality of Jesus in our lives should continue to be lived in our community, in our society and in our world.
We are called to be witnesses of His love and to communicate hope. Our world and our generation more so is obsessed with getting connected. We are in someway connected all the time. Connected to a mobile network or a wireless network, connected to FB or MSN or yahoo or to our email server. If we could, we might even want to stay connected 24/7.
In this 2nd millenium, let Mission Sunday also remind us to stay continuously connected to God.
Let us take advantage of the free wi-fi He's given us... we can pray all day, all the time, any day any time...
We are all searching for something... because innately we are looking for something to fill our hearts. We may be looking everywhere and conceiving every possible dream and ambition to attain what we think our heart so desires and that searching brings us on a journey through life.
However, there is in all of us a deeper reality, (often buried under the peels and moulted skins of one's life journey) one that is deeply connected to our existence and being, and that reality is God the Father's love for us.
Until we allow ourselves to experience God's love, can we then grow into the persons we were created to be and bring forth from the depth of that God experience - the Child of God within ourselves.
Today, as all the past "todays" have been, our world continues to look for signs because we want to see Jesus. And our hearts remain restless unless we see Jesus. Or in St Augustine's words: "Our hearts are restless until they rest in you".
So Mission Sunday reminds me of the call to serve. As a community who have experienced the love of God in our lives we should work to make Jesus visible to others. The reality of Jesus in our lives should continue to be lived in our community, in our society and in our world.
We are called to be witnesses of His love and to communicate hope. Our world and our generation more so is obsessed with getting connected. We are in someway connected all the time. Connected to a mobile network or a wireless network, connected to FB or MSN or yahoo or to our email server. If we could, we might even want to stay connected 24/7.
In this 2nd millenium, let Mission Sunday also remind us to stay continuously connected to God.
Let us take advantage of the free wi-fi He's given us... we can pray all day, all the time, any day any time...
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