Live the Liturgy
Inspiration for the Week

Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you could see the future and know how things turn out?

While it is intriguing to ponder what life would be like, if we possessed this knowledge, actually knowing could easily rob us of the thrill, adventure, and soul-searching graces of our journey.  Like Job, life does not always leave us on a happy note.  Life experience can bring us face-to-face with our mortality and leave us with a profound sense of helplessness.

We do not see the wholeness and fulfillment that will one day come and cannot grasp the certainty that a resolution to our plight will come our way.  We need to learn how to reach for Jesus's hand let him help us to our feet.  Living a life of faith means realizing that we are not here to figure out life on our own.

In order to drink deeply of what life presents us, we have to wrestle in the depths of our souls, agonize and search, possibly reach the lowest point of desperation, and cry out for the divine healing we need to restore our faith, hope, and love.  It is no wonder that those who are touched by God's healing power want to then serve others and show them the deeper waters that can be explored.  Knowing too much can rob us of joyful surprises.