Imagine that each of us is ascending a mountain, the same mountain, and our Lord is at the top. As we move closer to the top, we can’t help but move closer to the other people who are ascending. Even if we are on completely opposite sides of the mountain, the closer that we get to the peak, the closer we get to each other.
The same is true in the spiritual life: the closer that we get to God, the closer we get to each other.
Now, in our journey up this mountain, there are people who are not going the same direction as us. Maybe they’re going sideways. Maybe they’re going backwards. These are the occasions for us to love our neighbor, the people that cross our paths as we are ascending the mountain.
It is not at all a hindrance or a distraction. The fact that somebody cuts across our path is an opportunity to love them. We take the path that we’ve been given, and we love the people that cross that path. In doing so, not only do we grow closer to God, but we grow closer to each other.
Let us pray. Heavenly Father, You call us to Yourself. Give us the grace and the strength to run toward You and bring as many people with us as You will. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Keep fighting the good fight. Our Lady of Victory, pray for us.
