Stirring of the Soul

The eyes of all look hopefully to you, O Lord, says psalm 144:15. It would rather seem obvious few look to the Lord, in hope or any other way. We are taught that loving God requires faith, perseverance, trust. That to truly serve the Lord, we must work, and work hard.

Yet, Bernard Bro, OP agrees with the psalmist. He writes God calls us gradually, from one level to the next. He attracts us in some mysterious way. We become aware of it after it is done. In a sense, every time we seek good, we seek God, whether we are aware of it or not. When you consider how many people you know who seek to do what is right and good, it is encouraging to think, they are seeking God too.

Bro writes further But it is often very simple: our conscience is stirred...God arouses us, stirs us up, but we are aways free to prefer something else and not pay attention. It is the common error-we expect service to God to be painful, or difficult, or something esoteric. Daily living-no. And yet, Bro says, YES! Living out our daily life is a way of serving and loving God.

What is our problem? We find it hard to accept that God is closer to us that we realize.