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Live The Passion

6/4/2021

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A Reflection on the First Reading for April 11th, 2021:
​Divine Mercy Sunday


Acts
4.32-35


The whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common.

With great power the Apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.

There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold. They laid it at the Apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.
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Pause. Pray.
And then read more...

"Live your passion," they say.


At various points in my life, I’ve been told, directed, instructed to find my passion. That’s harder than it sounds. A quick google of the word passion offered this definition: “noun: strong and barely controllable emotion.” Those who know me, know that I prefer to keep my emotions in check, so if this is what passion is, no wonder finding mine is a challenge! However, I think I have been passionate about certain people, actions, and causes in my life. I am passionate about the wellbeing of children. I am passionate about good photography. I am definitely passionate about baked goods… and ice cream… and cheese… and — okay fine, I’m passionate about food in general. My passions often change as I change. After all that’s how God made me, isn’t it? A living, breathing, growing, and evolving person who resides in a living breathing, growing, and evolving world. Narrowing my passion down to one thing is not easy.


What I have discovered is that my passions are impacted by my convictions — what I believe in. One thing I strongly believe in is a God who is passionate about me. Ultimately, the passions I pursued have been a means to respond in gratitude to the gift of life that God has given to me. I don’t always do it perfectly, but I am compelled to live the life God called me to. Just like the Apostles.


But the difference is, the Apostles literally experienced life with Christ. Specifically, they lived through His painful death — Christ’s Passion. Hey, there’s that word again. But it carries a very different and deeper meaning. Can you even imagine what they went through? Yet living this unimaginable act lead them to Christ’s glorious Resurrection which opened them to a newness of life beyond their imagining. It changed them. And it changed their communities.


Some days I feel that power that the Apostles felt; so moved by God’s stirring in my heart that I had to respond. Twice in my life, I have left jobs that I was passionate about. Without concrete next steps, I just quit because I felt God urging me to something more. What that “more” was, I didn’t know in the moment, but I had a deep trust that God had something more planned for me and that He was working to change me so that I could in some small way change the world for the better. Anytime I have freely shared my time, my gifts, or my finances in response to God’s call, I have knowingly, and unknowingly, responded to God’s presence in my life. When I do so, I open my heart to the new life that Christ’s Passion earned for me.


They may say, live your passion. But I say, we can live for our own passions or we can live the Passion and allow it to change us and in turn, our world.




Aurea Sadi

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Donna Webb
6/4/2021 06:41:08 am

Aurea, your reflection is so honest and beautiful, I felt your passion for God thru your words! Happy Easter sister!

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Alana
6/4/2021 06:51:55 am

Beautiful miss! Your witness of living the passion is an inspiration! Grateful for who you are! 😊🙏🏻💕xo

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Lori
7/4/2021 09:21:29 am

Yes! Live the Passion! Entering into the Passion narrative definitely shifts my perspectives. I am passionate about many things, but an ordering of my passions are regularly required. Thank you for setting me back in order today, friend!

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