For anyone who follows my blog, there may seem to be a present lull, but that is far from the truth. Rather, it is the opposite, as my life has been full of concerns and issues, arising in my everyday existence. The individual issues do not matter here as this is not a forum for clearing complaints.
In fact, in facing this time, I have kept in mind a motto posted by my hero, Pope Francis. It basically stated - "Keep complaints outside my office". This highlighted his focus was to keep an eye on the possible and moving forward.
Well, present experience shows me yet again that we more easily deal with moving forward, when pressing concerns and issues, no matter how minor, are put behind us. Keeping focus on the possible and moving forward is all good philosophy, when looking back in hindsight, but not so when one is caught within the seemingly overwhelming demands of the immediate moment.
My easy submission to the trials of life appears at the very end of Lent, when our focus is on surmounting much graver matters of life. I look around and I see a world overcome by war, conflict, suffering of all sorts. So what of my little concerns? Nothing, it would seem. Is not life about achieving much greater heights and dealing with real challenges facing humanity? I am so easily pulled down by the minutiae, losing sight of the big picture, of what truly calls forth our shared call to greatness. Life is meant to be transformative, not an exercise in survival.
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