How many times in our life that we have our own plans, wishes, dreams, or scripts that didn't go as we hope it would be?
Katrina Zeno has given me more than inspiration, but also encouragement, that God creates us for a purpose. We are created for a greater glory and that we are chosen, blessed, broken, and given.
Chosen
We are chosen among the people, because we are the beloved children of God.
Blessed
We belong to a loving God who will never leave us alone.
Broken
Through our brokenness, it tells something unique about us. Our brokenness "is an opportunity to purify and deepen the blessing that rests upon us" (Fr. Nouwen). It allows God's light to shine through us. Through divine mercy, God transform our brokenness into blessedness.
Given
Our brokenness is what allows us to be given in a particular way,to fulfill the unique mission that God has for our lives.
What really struck me is, we need to have a heart of hope and a heart of patience.
Hope means that we believe that God is working all the time, even when we can't see it. A heart of hope is a heart that presses into God and stays connected instead of drawing away.
"People who wait have received a promise that allows them to wait. They have received something that is at work in them, like a seed that has started to grow."
-Fr. Nouwen
When we live in patience and hope, letting go of control, then our waiting can be open to all possibilities.
Therefore dear brothers and sisters in Christ, have a hopeful heart & be blessed! :)
Love,
