Imagine if Thomas Edison had not invented the light bulb or if Alexander Bell had not invited the telephone or even if Benjamin Franklin had not discovered electricity. Some of the most important finds in our time and in which our world now seems to revolve. It would be like not watching the flower bloom by cutting off the bud, like listening to a melody and not being able to hear the song, or by experiencing the wonders of life but not allowing the spirit to thrive.
One thing is for certain, the soul expands with God’s authority. Throughout time, there had to be something in the hearts of saintly people for them to have performed such extraordinary acts of courage. I believe, it was their faith. Faith bound by perseverance, invention, grace and love for a cause magnified by an infinite value.
Things of true worth are not measured by the monetary wealth they consume but by the affect they have on others. The way they practiced their devotion is seen through the many shaped by their efforts.
As Blessed Pope John Paul
II said in his encyclical, The Gospel of Life - "It is impossible to
further the common good without acknowledging and defending the right to life,
upon which all the other inalienable rights of individuals are founded and from
which they develop.”
Let us use this time to reflect on our choices in life, let us flock to
Mary in prayer of the Rosary and to remember the precious value of life and to
seek grace were there may be none. In
this harvest, let us also be thankful for the bounty God presents to us, in the
growing fields, in the labors of our talents and in the minds of our
hearts. Forgive those who have wronged
us, forgive those who have given up their children and forgive those who
believe not in Christ.
Faith, hope and charity
are not words for debate; they are based on the love that we all need to cope
with an ever changing and often difficult world. We use our faith to endure, our hope to bring
light into darkness and our charity to recall our responsibilities to others
and ourselves. Never forget that “Each
of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed. Each of us is
loved. Each of us is necessary” - Pope Benedict XVI.
Let us therefore resolve to become a people of
God, a people of faith, a people of understanding, a people of kindness and compassion,
but most importantly, let us become a people of life.
May God bless the spirits to which have been
given a chance to survive, may He bless all of us in our endeavors and may His
peace be with you, always.