What is it to be Holy???
“You’ve got to find what you love,” said Steve Jobs,
the CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar Animation Studios. Joining the Seminary,
wanting to serve the Lord by spreading His love to all people, I wanted to
taste holiness. Within some weeks, I was lost because my idea of holiness was
taking a roller coaster ride, visiting areas which I never dreamed of.
Well, what do you say? What is holiness according to
you? Will you consider a person holy, who sits in the church all day,
mesmerized in his conversation with God? Or will you call a person holy, who
has a heart for all people? Yes, I do want to become holy. But how, that was
the question pricking my mind.
It was only later, in my living the consecrated life
that I grasped the concept of holiness and now I am working to embrace it and
become one, or rather being open to His Grace and allowing it to work in my
life. I am happy to share it with you.
Prayer is important, firstly. That internal
connection once established, it will automatically push you to be loving, to be
kind to all peoples. Because once tasting the Lord, no one can but want
everyone to have the same experience. In the sharing of this wonderful
experience, one may feel his energy drained out. It is then, prayer acts as a
battery charger. The internal relationship blossoms forth in our external
relationships.
Now, here comes the tricky part. We are not all
same. We have different genes, different looks, different tastes, different
interests and different likings. Why? Because each one of us has a mission to
make this world a beautiful place, which no one else but oneself can do. Just to give an example, in a management
crew, each person is trained for a specific work to do. The effectiveness of
the whole group depends on each member. In the same way, we all have a specific
mission by which we can contribute. In doing so one becomes holy. Just look
around, people have different interests in which they can blossom to the full. How
to fulfill this mission and be holy? Have the courage to follow your heart and
intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Be a live bomb, living life!!! Not to
destroy and spread hatred but to LOVE
and heal all broken hearts. BE
A LOVE BOMB!!!
-Cl.
Nelson Mudaliar (www.nelsonsdb.blogspot.in)
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