There are days, like today, when it feels as though there is scarcely a moment to draw breath. It was a long but very pleasant day, with travel to and from Dublin and meetings there on fundamental human rights issues. Before setting out this morning, I read these words from Chiara Lubich (1920–2008):
Every neighbour we meet gives us the opportunity ‘to open the door’ to him and communicate with him. And yet, in reality, it is Jesus who welcomes us and showers us with his gifts. So then, perhaps at the end of a whole day spent in listening and giving of ourselves to Jesus in our neighbours, we will feel our hearts overflow with a pure and deep joy.
If we stay attuned to the person beside us, moment by moment, we leave ourselves open to blessing by nightfall. We may be fortunate enough to find ourselves before the Blessed Sacrament. Or we may simply follow the counsel of Jesus in Matthew 6:6:
But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you
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