Yesterday, December 31, 2011 I read a meditation for the day and found what Father Jacob Kayayil (a priest from India) wrote to be inspiring. It will be a good way for me to start out 2012 reflecting on Fr. Jacob's words again.
'GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD'
Christmas means Emmanuel, God with us.
And that till the end of times.
It is the unfolding of the everlasting
love with which God loved us.
It is God making Himself a gift to us.
In return, He bids us to abide in His love.
It is the first and greatest Commandment,
the love of God and good will to men.
In loving God I love myself most wisely,
most fully, most purely.
Because He is the center of my being,
the fountain of my life, and the source of my well-being,
contentment, satisfaction, and happiness.
As I understand His boundless goodness, wisdom, power, and love for me, I can easily prefer His will for me.
I know I am not created for naught.
God has committed to me some work, given me a mission which He has not committed to another.
I shall be fulfilling that mission, doing His work, and therefore, doing good, as long as I do His commandments.
Therefore, I trust Him. I know I can never be thrown away, whatever, wherever I am. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him, in sorrow, my sorrow my serve Him. He does nothing in vain.
He knows what he is about. He may take away my friends, He may throw me among strangers.
He may make me feel desolate, make my spirit sink, hide my future from me. Still He knows what He is about.
As my appreciation of God deepens, my heart will overflow with gratitude. I shall have a stronger desire to express my love through prayers, good will, and service to my fellow men. (FATHER JACOB KALAYIL)
THANK YOU LORD FOR 2012 AND MAY I ALWAYS DO YOUR WILL!
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