Yesterday was the VIP Day an St. Clare School. Jonathan chose his Uncle Mickey to be his VIP this year and Jane chose her Lola. It was touching experience watching them in their school environment. Looking at them, you would not miss the fact that they are brother and sister for they look so alike. Yet, they are so different from each other in a very nuanced manner. As Jonathan stood in front of his class making his presentation; I could see he is a very serious and intense student, intent on making good at what he is doing. As I watched Jane interact with her classmates while doing their school work together at theirs desks; I could see her playfulness and friendliness, intent on having fun while learning.
There is a world of similarities that bind all of us together and yet we are all unique in very subtle and nuanced manner. We all need food to keep us alive. We all need clothing to keep us warm and comfortable. We all need a roof over our heads to protect us from the elements. We all share in the goodness that is the source of our common humanity. And yet we do good each in our own way. The goodness of God, from whom we came, is so vast and infinite that it will require billions of us to fully express this goodness and still be wanting. We all carry a spark of the Truth that is God, each in our own small way. The truth that comes from God is so immense it will take billions of us to fully express and there would still be more to proclaim. The beauty that gives color and joy to our lives is so endless and unending; it needs a continuous procession of humans for us to fully give it form or to declare it for all to see and appreciate.
In our uniqueness, we are but sparks or grains of the Infinite Goodness and the Eternal Truth and the Endless Beauty that bind us all together.
Remember us, O Lord, as you favor your people.
Jesus said to the Jews:
“If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is not true.
But there is another who testifies on my behalf,
and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true.
You sent emissaries to John, and he testified to the truth.
I do not accept human testimony,
but I say this so that you may be saved.
He was a burning and shining lamp,
and for a while you were content to rejoice in his light.
But I have testimony greater than John’s.”
John 5:31-36