Dear brothers and sisters, Simplicity is topic of meditation for JY across the globe, for the second part of Feb. Let me share a few of the thoughts crossed my mind.
Our God is very simple and straight forward. Easy to understand, even a child can understand him. Easy to get along with, even a sinner can approach him. Someone tried to explain the Simplicity of God by telling this We miss him by the way that He reveals Himself, for He is so great, yet hides Himself in simplicity to make Himself known to the least. See? Don't try to get the great, because he goes over the top of it; but listen to the simplicity of God, and then you find God right here in the simple way. That is exactly what David, whom God testified as the one after His own heart, is also saying in Psalm 119: 130 The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple It is very important for us to be simple and humble to understand the ways of Our Lord. Why dont we examine ourselves to find out whether we are simple? Let us look at one aspect of simplicity. When we say something is simple, it means, that which we talk about must be easy to understand. It is about straight forwardness of being what we are always and everywhere. If have different face at different places, for example with friends we show one face, with parents we show different one and with the prayer groups fellows we have yet another. And we ask God to understand us while we tore our life apart trying to be smart according to the ways of this world. Be courageous to be Simple and straight forward. Remember what Jesus told us if you want to know me (be my disciple) deny yourself carry your cross and follow me. This means shed away all the complexities and compositeness and be simple and be ready to pay a small price on a daily basis. When Jesus is asking us to pay, our part, remember He made the down payment with his own life. Honor Him by obeying. Dont try to conform ourselves to the world that may make ourselves composite and complex. That would make so complex that we ourselves may not recognize us. If we practice to be simple in front of God and our fellow human beings, the Lord shall lift us up to a point where we would never reach by our own abilities. Out of simplicity he became man. Out of Simplicity he became bread. Out of Simplicity he made himself available in written form (the Bible) Out of Simplicity he made his aboard in human beings (Human beings are the Temples of God) To make it easy for us to understand his ways he left his foot prints on all his creation. Be simple and search for God where we can find him. We have clouds of witnesses around us all those Simple people who searched for God, He filled them with great knowledge and Holiness and Power. With lots of love and prayer Saji ---------------------------------------------- For more theological stuff visit http://www.newadvent.org/summa/100300.htm __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ =============================================================================== This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. For more info on the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet To unsubscribe from the list send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the list visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet/join In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ===============================================================================
