The Opportunity To Love - To Be Found Just Where We Are

Jesus speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven as a present reality, close at hand, to be found within each of us. “Behold” (see!) urges St. Paul, “now is the acceptable time…now is the day of salvation.” Numerous passages in the Old and New Testaments draw us home to the present, to live our shared life within God’s eternal presence. Whether we are recovering from an illness or sharing a meal with a friend, worrying about a task or caring for someone in need, everything in our life always takes place right now...