If the spiritual life had a slogan, it would be, “Pay attention!” This is not the angry admonition of a neurotic teacher nor the egocentric demand of an insecure child. It is, rather, sage advice from the master himself on how to live well. The gift of life flows forth from the divine fingertips into the realm of time. This point of contact contains all of the glory and drama of eternity. Yet, unsure of ourselves, confused about the meaning of our lives, we quiver in some corner of existence, pretending that we get it. But we don’t! We need to pay attention to the miracle and mystery of it all. We need to pay attention to what is happening on the field instead of getting lost along the sidelines. We need to make the decision once and for all to quit squandering our attention on things that don’t matter and start paying our attention back to the one who cannot but constantly, and lovingly, pay attention to us. Ave Crux, Spes Unica.
Aen
Amen!