VITA
CONSECRATA--CONSECRATED LIFE
Reflection II
Throughout the ages men
and women have been called by God to dedicate their lives to the Lord alone, to
follow the Lord unreservedly, leaving mom and dad, brothers and sisters,
boy-friends and girlfriends, the corporate business world, the world of
computers and i-pods and smart phones, a lucrative profession for the Lord. Called by the Holy Spirit to choose the dream
of Christ for the American dream, they set aside making a fortune in this
world—or a least a smidgen of a fortune—and raising the ideal family of their
dreams to embrace all of God’s children as their own, willing to make
sacrifices that will lead others to the Lord, willing to lead others to the
riches that only God can give. This call
to consecrated life originates from God, from God’s Holy Spirit, who prompts
some men and some women to embrace this challenge, to not be outdone in
generosity, as the One who calls is God Himself. Like the apostles who left a lucrative
fishing business, who left the post of collecting taxes and pooling in “big
money” and lording it over others and abandoned, most likely, dreams others had
for them, so, too, some women and some men are called, to this day, to leave
everything for the one thing necessary: following the will of God for them
personally, trusting the Lord and no other. “In this way, through the many
charisms or spiritual and apostolic life bestowed on them by the Holy Spirit,
they…[help] to make the mystery and the mission of the church shine forth, and
in doing so … [contribute] to the renewal of society” (Vita
Consecrata, #1).
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