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“... You will feel lonely. Know then that I want you to unite yourself more closely to Me. I am concerned about every beat of your heart. Every stirring of your love is reflected in My Heart. I thirst for your love ,” Jesus tells St. Maria Faustina Kowalska [Diary, entry 1542]. Yes, O Jesus... for even if the hearts of all creatures were offered to me, they would not satisfy the depths of my heart... "Come to the waters, you who thirst and you'll thirst no more… And all you who labor in vain, and to the broken and shamed. Love is here "... >> Click Here to Read More at: The Way to Nourish for Life >>

    I've slowly been reading my way through Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel).   I will be sharing things that I find particularly edifying over the next several posts.  Today's snippet is talking about not allowing the immense evil we see all around us rob us of the joy of our faith.  He also calls us to not lose hope and become pessimistic sourpusses that want to separate "the wheat from the weeds" before it's time.  In other words, we shouldn't develop a separatist attitude from the Church and the world.  Although we are living in a spiritual desert right now, families are still called to preserve and communicate the faith.  We have to be vigilant in living the Spirit of the Gospel in our homes and workplace and do our part to "point out the way to the Promised Land and keep hope alive."  Pope Francis says "we are called to be living water from which others can drink."