Everyone has those days when they lose joy. You walk outside and it might be a perfect day, the sun kissing your skin, birds serenading each other, the grass is dusted with yellow and purple stars, and yet you don't notice. I am ashamed to say I have those days once in a while... days when I am so preocciped inwardly that I forget to look outward, to zoom out and realize this is one corner of the world, this is one day, it will pass ... everything does. Lately, God has been giving me the grace to catch myself when I don't stop even for a moment to thank Him for the beauty around me, because I have more important things to do. So, now I remind myself that every day of my life is given to me for the purpose of celebration. To be alive is to be in love with God and to let that penetrate you so deeply and fill you so profoundly that you cannot help but overflow.
Thomas Merton says, “Living is more than submission: it is creation. To live is to create one’s own world as a scene of personal happiness.” When we are attuned to God and connected to Him in an intimate way, we live our lives creatively, so that everything reflects that: our environment, our home, our friends, our street. God wants us to engage in the act of celebration every day of our lives, because He is in love with us. Because accepting His love is the most fulfilling, life-changing reality. Because He has surrounded us with beautiful things. Even on days when there is sadness and disillusionment and pain, He is still everything. He still breathes in our nostrils to give us life, He still makes rain come down, and changes the colors of the sunrise and the melody of the ocean. Because He is constantly creating, celebrating, because He is in love ... with me, with His bride. Because God is incredibly romantic. How can I not love Him back with my entire being? How can I not celebrate with Him?
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