Today in the church we celebrate the feast of St. Irenaeus, bishop and martyr.
Just a few words from the the saint
"God will be seen by men who bear his spirit and are always waiting for his coming."
Think about that today as you live your life and enter into the activity or activities of the day.
God will be seen by those who bear his spirit and are always waiting for his coming.
We spend a lot of of our time and a lot of our life waiting for things to happen or things to come. The anticipation prepares us to act appropriately when that something or someone arrives. The anticipation of the event helps us embrace and respond properly and promptly.
What would our life look like if we woke up each morning anticipating a meeting with God. How would we dress? What would we do to prepare for that meeting? How would we rehearse? How would we act differently if we knew that at each moment or just around the corner God was about to break through our lives and make himself known?
I suggest it would change everything. It would certainly change our attitude. This in itself would begin to change our lives for the better.
Today we should try living with that mentality. Today let us anticipate God's arrival, God's encounter, God's visitation. Allow that anticipation become an attitude on life and living especially in our relationships with ourselves and with others.
The more we wait the more we are able to see and experience the face of Christ today.
As the psalmist tells us, "happy are those who wait on his love."
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