Seek the Lord

“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called; not knowing where he was to go.” In Ignatian Spirituality, we are invited to prayerfully consider our life as a great adventure and an amazing spiritual journey. We are invited not to remain stuck in our past, in our sin, in our vice, shortcomings or failures. Rather, we are encouraged to advance in the spiritual realm and leave behind that which is fleshy, fading and fleeting. We progress in and through a spiritual life grounded in faith, hope and in prayer- that moves ever so slowly, quickly or gently from one state to another – that is from bad to good or from good to better. It is a progress that progresses from the understanding that we seek the Lord our God in all things and when we find Him. We encounter a personal God who wishes to free us, heal us, make our lives fruitful, better, easier by placing all our hope and trust in Him – confident that the Good Shepherd never wavers, tires, rests or stops pursuing and seeking the lost sheep, the aching members, the most poor and needy of his glorious flock. When a person encounters the Divine Physician, He removes the blocks and barriers, the obstacles and hurdles, the speed bumps and fences, the significant childhood pains and major life stresses that only faith, hope, love and trust can provide. Our gracious Lord invites us on this great adventure to join Him on the journey of life and the spiritual movements of heart that help us go from what seems not that great to allowing God’s grace and spirit to bring us to a place that is better on this spiritual pilgrimage our Lord has won and gained for us- giving us all the confidence to know and believe with unwavering faith that we must persevere in and through prayer. At times, unfortunately, we lose heart and lack faith to believe our Lord is journeying with us and will never abandon us. We go from believing to seriously doubting in a second flat- from confidence to doubt, from good to bad, from better to worst, from the present to the past, from doing good to promoting evil. Our spiritual journey is meant to move us forward, closer to God through scripture, in communion and deeper intimacy with God. We are not meant to return to evil or return to sin again. Contrition of heart, amendment of life, changing our ways, faithfully drawing closer to God is a confident step in the right direction.