Discernment: How do
you know that you are in sync with God’s will?
You know that you are in harmony with God’s holy will for you when you are able to “Sing a new song to the
Lord,” as we pray in today’s responsorial psalm, Psalm 96. When you become aware experientially that the
Savior has been born in you, that God has taken on flesh and dwells within you,
that is, your actions are actions of love and forgiveness, humble
acknowledgement of wrongdoing or of sin in any of its forms: greed, selfishness,
deceit, hatred, prejudice, envy or the like.
You know that you are in sync with the will of God when light shines in your
darkness, that is, you are enlightened,
hope-filled, faith-filled and doing that which is the loving thing to do as
guided by the Spirit. Your knowing is an inner knowing, of which you become
aware in solitude, in sitting in the Presence of God, basking in the Light Who
is Christ the Lord and being rejuvenated by God’s grace that comes to you
through the Scriptures, the liturgy, the sacraments, and through acts of
humility, repentance and, yes, love and reconciliation with those you are
called upon to show love on a daily basis!
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