“Life with Christ is a wonderful adventure.”
St. Pope John Paul II
Adventures
tend to be exciting.
New
things to see.
People
to meet.
Experiences
to experience.
Often
there is some sort of setback that occurs.
A
challenge.
A
hurdle to overcome.
But
in the end,
we
are stronger than that challenge.
We
come out on top
and
have the story to tell
and
the memories to recall.
Our
relationships can be thought of as adventures.
The
excitement.
The
highs.
The
lows.
The
memories.
Being
the humans that we are,
we
don’t expect our friendships to sail smoothly all the time.
There
will be some bumps and bruises.
And
we know that.
When
the time comes,
we
decide if it is a relationship worth fighting for or not.
I
think that often,
we
don’t apply the same generosity to our relationship with Christ.
We
expect it all to be smooth sailing
and
when it’s not,
we
throw a fit.
Instead
of accepting life with Christ as an adventure with highs and lows,
we
expect it to be a ride set on cruise control.
We
perceive the lows in our lives as times Christ doesn’t take one for the team
when
in reality,
everything
He does or doesn’t do,
is
for our good.
We
pray for Him to change our circumstances
when
He might be using those circumstances to change us for the better.
When
life doesn’t go according to our plan,
we
question Christ’s plan for us.
Life
with Christ is an adventure.
The
excitement.
The
highs.
The
lows.
The
stories.
The
memories.
We
embrace adventurous experiences.
We
embrace the adventure of friendship.
Could
we do a better job embracing life with Christ?
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