After my confirmation Easter Sunday, I felt my spirit lift in joy as I received the grace of God into my soul. At the same time this pass week has been a time of great reflection. Lord God, where do you want me to go from here? What do you want me to do?
All I know is that every cell of my body and soul yearns to put Jesus at the center…to never walk back into a life of secularism and sin. 40 years of wandering in the wilderness to finally come before Jesus – humbled – here I am. Finally I submit to His will, and His alone.
That night, a song I recall singing as a child came to mind:
“They’ll Know We Are Christians”
We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord;
We are one int he Spirit, we are one in the Lord;
And we pray that all unity will one day be restored.
Chorus: And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love,
yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.
We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand;
We will walk with each other, we will walk hand in hand;
And together we’ll spread the news that God is in our land.
We Will work with each other, we will work side by side;
We will work with each other, we will work side by side;
And we’ll guard each man’s dignity and save each man’s pride.
All praise to the Father, from whom all things come;
And all praise to Christ Jesus, His only Son.
And all praise to the Spirit who makes us one.
After some research, I discovered it is a Christian hymn written in the 1960s by then Fr. Peter Scholtes.
The blessed message I got from God that night was, my journey is just beginning. I must regardless of my fears, go out and share the love of Jesus by my actions:
35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 13:25.
No it will not be easy, especially as I live in a world gone astray. It embraces secularism and makes a mockery of all things Holy. It is hard to step out in a world where the TRUTH is veiled in lies and deceit. It is even harder today amidst our cancel culture, as one thought or word that is not politically correct, immediately gets labelled as “crazy” or a “radical”. How do I express love in a world that embraces the “me” god. After a week of contemplation and prayer, I can only say, Jesus I trust in you!
Jesus I trust in you.
Jesus I trust in you.
Jesus I trust in you.
Know that as long as we “love” one another with a charity of heart, Jesus is right there propping us up.
Jesus, grace me with the gift of charity, to be able to love – especially those I find hard to love.
Traditional Choir:
Piano version:
Folksy Version:
May God bless each of you as you radiate His love in a world that has forgotten who He is.
Let each of us join with the Spirit of God to alight into the hearts of those near us – love.
Let us pray for a rebirth of sleeping souls.
Jesus we trust in You.
Amen💖
Be Inspired! 