Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent
The wise say that we find our calling where our needs and God’s will come together. It seems too simple, and yet it is so true. God calls all people to holiness. He calls you to accept his love and mercy right now in your life. Gurus and lifestyle coaches can make things overly complicated. Many things are complicated, yet God’s love is simple. Holiness is embracing it. Isaiah Berlin wrote that a fox can do many things, and yet it is the hedgehog who only needs to do one thing to evade the fox; roll into a ball and put out his defenses. Then it is safe. We all need a “hedgehog concept,” something that is simple and summarizes our own approach to life. When our passion, skills, and living come together in this way, we are happy and blessed to be what we are called to be as children of God.
Consider: What is your simple concept or vision of where God calls you to shine in the Christian life? What will the “hedgehog” be for you to do in your spiritual life?
Reflection by Br. Matthew Marie, OSB
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