For every detail I can expound upon I feel there are many (especially in the area of graces received) that I cannot even begin to explain. For example, yes I saw the Pope up close and personal, but that, to me, wasn't the biggest blessing of the trip. The biggest blessings are those innumerable things that touched my heart that I will hold dear for the rest of my life. Some of those blessings came as we took a train ride to Avila because I had the chance to simply sit, admire the beautiful scenery, and contemplate life. Or when myself and a teen (Bobby) helped a little boy (Ivan) see the Pope by putting him on the teens shoulders. What exactly was it about those moments that challenged the very core of my being? I'm not exactly sure, but I know for a fact it did.
So, again I ask how do you put into words something that seems it will take a lifetime to fully process? Well, I guess the short answer is: I can't without deeper reflection. There is nothing wrong with sharing what you can, but there is more to life then that. I believe if you just share what you can and never truly reflect on the experiences that shake and shape the core of our being then we are doing ourselves a great injustice. I think each time I arrive at a detail that I cannot quite expound upon I'm invited to a deeper level of reflection on the details of that moment.
We are called to pray about the life of Christ and to examine the deeper meaning found in the details Scripture. If we read Scripture and see it as nothing more then a cool story then it should come as no surprise when our spiritual life's are lacking so much...God has shown me so much through the details of Scripture and I know He has also done so in the details of my own life. So not reflecting upon my own life, to see similar deeper details, would not only be a disservice to myself and my experiences but also to my Creator who desires to love me exactly where I am.
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