Sometimes engaging our faith leads us to look at the world entirely differently than those outside of our Catholic faith. We see the same world, the same problems, the same joys, but they look a bit different to us, these common place things have a bit of a difference in meaning.
Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh embodies this for me. A familiar scene - a small town at night - becomes wholly other through the eyes and paint of Van Gogh. Suddenly the stars become beacons and the wind a brush through the heavens. The common trees look to be more like seaweed, swirling in a cosmic ocean, not some common fir tree in a field.
Recognizing God in our lives challenges us to look at the world differently - to see the world as God does. We are called to see the presence of Christ not only at Mass but in the homeless person on the street or the cab that cut us off in our evening commute. We are called to see the holy in the church steeple and the steel skyscraper. We are called to see the immense love of God for us and the immense need to love one another.
May you see a Starry Night when you look up. May you see the world, not as it is, but as God sees it. May you work tirelessly to build God’s kingdom on earth.
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