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Social media and online news permeate our existence now more than ever before. Even if it’s in a small way, such as a random word of kindness to a friend on Facebook or a retweet of a life-affirming quote, there are ways to be Christlike online.
We humans make a big deal about our differences. From favorite colors to choice of religion (or not at all), we tend to set ourselves up in a wide variety of groups. Unfortunately, this can easily lead to one group treating another as less than human, as we’ve seen time and again throughout history.
I wonder if there’s an invitation from our Creator in these days of dwindling light to not only tolerate the dark, but to embrace it, to find a kind of peace there.
Full disclosure: I am kind of obsessed with sound and music. So when I recently reread the story of St. Juan Diego and his encounter with Mary in Mexico in 1531, my ears perked up—literally—when I discovered that he heard music when she appeared.
I know many of us feel disjointed right now, unsure of how we will ever feel whole as a nation again or engage in peaceful, fruitful dialogue.
Today, as we meet for Thanksgiving with family, whether from near or far, may we find a moment to express gratitude for all that God has provided, perhaps in the very action of giving to another.
When Sister Maria Louise Edwards encountered the remains of a little girl in the desert borderland between the United States and Mexico, she exclaimed: “This little girl mattered!” Although the child’s name was never discovered, her existence certainly mattered to God.
