Virtue

When are kids spontaneously grateful for a gift?  Usually when they least expect getting one.  Something in them will always receive a gift.  Of course they (we too) start to want to have better and bigger things.  This problem in our world of always wanting the better object, shinier, more bling, more options, keeps our inner child from being capable from just being present to the gift happening now.

This morning my husband gave me a line out of his morning readings,  "The proper attitude before an object is virtue"  We read often from one of the books whose author is Fr Giussani.  It would be easy to say, OK, now I will pay attention to when I have virtue which would be identified by a sense of gratitude and try and cultivate that position.  Not entirely incorrect! More complete, cultivate the sense of wonder.  The wonder of a child before the unexpected gift.

Every moment Our Lord is giving us something.  Something that we are asked to participate in.  Our first position is to begin to receive again this Something.

This lent, if you are having a hard time looking and receiving this gift of your daily bread then go back to confession.  You know you want to. You know you need to.  Let Our Lord help you have the right attitude back in front of the gift He brings by making you capable of receiving it again. It starts with Mercy.  His, on the Cross. His life for you. To begin again to see the impossible!!!!

How can man be born again?

With gratitude for the gift of walking towards Our Lord with a dear man, My husband.