Monday, April
28, 2014
Lord,
When I look at Pope Saint John Paul II I am overcome
by how the entire world was pulled in by him and his passion for Christ. Lord,
I really want to reach all different people who walk on all corners of the
world in a way not unlike JPII. I don't want only upper middle class white
girls to relate to me (or rather, not only them!). Moreover, I haven't ever exactly conceived of
myself as fitting into some social mold. I have always "felt an
outsider" (to quote a hilariously-translated title of a letter to Traces) among the different
circles with whom I have walked. Is that what it is like to carry You
faithfully? Lord, let this paradox become my certainty: that if it be your
will, people of all upbringings, backgrounds, languages, faiths, and passions
may see me as a beacon of hope, light, real beauty, and love in the world.
Answer my prayers in the way you know best and, through your mercy on my
fragile humanity, give me human relationships that help me understand my
prayers.
