Greetings Prayer Warriors,
Are you feeling inspired or tired?
Sometimes I feel like a pendulum swinging back and forth
between these two. I guess that is just
life, whether it pertains to writing this blog or engaging in any other aspect
of my life: parenting, friendships, career, or marriage.
Not to sound A.D.D., but suddenly I decided to discover what
a pendulum swings from.
A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing
freely. When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting equilibrium position,
it is subject to a restoring
force due to gravity
that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position.*
After reading the definition of pendulum, I felt a bit inspired, because I realized that Christ is
the pivot. Our free will takes us back and forth, but
Christ is always trying to help us find our equilibrium;
he is our restoring force, our gravity that keeps us grounded and
balanced.
When we apply this to marriage, a true pendulum, it becomes
clear that to keep the momentum, we must have Christ in our life and thus our
marriage, to be our pivot, our source of grace that helps us find
our equilibrium when we are feeling more tired than inspired.
Christ dwells with
them, gives them the strength to take up their crosses and so follow him, to
rise again after they have fallen, to forgive one another, to bear one
another's burdens, to "be subject to one another out of reverence for
Christ," and to love one another with supernatural, tender,
and fruitful love. CCC1642
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every
family in heaven and on earth is named, that he may grant you in accord with
the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the
inner self, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Ephesians 3:14-17
Lord, we ask that you generously pour your grace upon
marriages. Be that restoring force to
bring all broken marriages back into equilibrium. Take couples from tired to inspired, so that
they may be living witnesses to the power of your divine grace. We ask this with humility and faith, in your
most precious name, Amen.
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
Take someone from tired to inspired. Pass it on.
* source: Wikipedia
