Dear Friends,
Where are you going this summer? Some of us might answer that we aren’t going anywhere, because we have no vacation plans or family visits coming up. In the deepest sense, though, each one of us really is on the road. Together, we are travelling toward the future. Each community, family, and individual has already left the home of the past.
You may travel reluctantly. You may feel you have no choice about the itinerary. You may want to ignore the upheaval in our world. You may want to ignore the news. You may want to silence others’ noisy cries and shouts. You may draw back from change or challenge in family, in your health, at work.
Nevertheless, God calls you to travel. There is a place for you in this crowd of pilgrims. There are companions who need you. Your prayer matters. Your faith matters. You have a disciple’s work to do.
Pay attention and you will know the next right thing. With God-given fellow travelers you will
- raise a grandchild;
- work a 12-step program;
- phone a legislator;
- drive a friend to chemo;
- live with chronic illness;
- work at a shelter;
- pray with a heart that pays attention.
To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.
With you on the road,
Susan Schantz SSJ
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