Living in the Order of the Present Moment brings shifts in the daily routine of a hermit, and these shifts can occur within moments.
So it is that this consecrated Catholic hermit is shifting yet again to what some might consider to be a more acceptable mode, for the depth of our soul's relationship with God Is Love is within, remaining in His Love, and not really externally seen. What we do see in any given moment is but a glimpse of that moment.
And this is true for ourselves, living in the silence of solitude yet taking what God brings each moment as a gift, and in that gift there is always the call to service. That service can be listening to someone who calls (and for me that is rare indeed) or to read an email, or to write an email, with the words uplifting others, inspiring, or encouraging in love, as one who loves in Christ and from Him flows Love. Always the love finds its way outward, like a stream into a river that meets the incoming tides (of love) in an estuary. Love is of God and ability to love is God's gift to us and also His desire for and of us.
Today the physical pain was far worse--just when I thought I might attempt a trip into civilization to get an eye drop prescription filled. The present moment God brought, moment after moment, included variations in pain enough to keep the body mostly down, resting.
Perhaps tomorrow there will be the journey for the provision; yet no matter that, each moment is a journey in itself. The soul benefits if desiring to benefit, if the heart is faithful to Christ and trusts in His invitation, perhaps a command: Remain in My Love.
So that is just what I'm doing--and the doing is made possible only by God Is Love!
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