Saturday, May 23, 2009

It is Jesus You Seek




"It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; he is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; he is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is he who provokes you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is he who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is he who reads in your hearts your most genuine choices, the choice that others try to stifle. It is Jesus who stirs in you the desire to do something great with your lives, the will to follow an ideal, the refusal to allow yourselves to be grounded down by mediocrity, the courage to commit yourselves humbly and patiently to improving yourselves and society."

- Pope John Paul II, World Youth Day 2000 Prayer Vigil

photo and text lifted from Intentional Disciples

1 comment:

the booklady said...

Marie,

Just wanted you to know how much I appreciate all of your thoughtful and insightful posts. I'm passing on the Literary Blog Award to you. Congrats and God bless!