November 28, 2014

My Journey to God

Meeting the Marginalized

We, richly blessed
hoarders cannot be.
With open hands and open hearts
we reach out
and invite in,
providing sustenance…
compassion…
presence…
witness…

The paradigm shifts
from protecting what we have
to laying it on the table,
that those without may have
that those forgotten may be recognized,
that those impoverished may know the wealth
not merely of food, clothing and shelter
but of beauty, leisure and companionship,

No longer turned inward in our search for God,
but focused beyond,
to the ever broadening circles
of humanity
whose lives intersect with ours each day.

By Sister Susan Marie Lindstrom, OSB
 

(Benedictine Sister Susan Marie Lindstrom is a member of Our Lady of Grace Monastery in Beech Grove, who teaches Theology at Bishop Chatard High School in Indianapolis.) †

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