We Are Church

“For this too God sent the Spirit of His Son as Lord and Life giver. He it is who brings together the whole Church and each and every one of those who believe, and who is the well-spring of their unity in the teaching of the apostles and in fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in prayers.(119)” Lumen Gentium 13

God awakened me to His greatest gift - the ability to love. Truly love. In a way that makes it all about the other and not about me. I actually learned what it means to love God with your whole soul, your whole heart and your whole being. God helped me see that love is relational. You can never separate yourselves from others to go off on your own and handle things by yourself. We were created to be social and relatable - together in a community. As humans, we are meant to be graced with the beauty of each other. We are meant to be together to love one another, not envy one another. We are Church. We are meant to accept one another in love; bear with one another, accept each other’s frailties, idiosyncrasies, quirks, foibles and habits. We fall down, others fall down; we are there to help each other back up. We are here to laugh together, cry together, grieve together and celebrate together. The spiritual life is actually the path to loving others - which puts us on a path to loving God. The great escape from this stressful and demanding world is prayer. Praying incessantly. Prayer is the answer to feeding our spiritual life. God wants us to turn to His call of love for us, feel this love in our lives. It is all around us if we just stop long enough to listen.