We must let the deepest of all longings awaken in us: the desire for God! It is true that it is not easy to keep alive the spirit of wonder and adoration since our societies set such a high value on efficiency and doing things as quickly as possible. Yet during the long silences where nothing seems to happen the Holy Spirit is at work within us, without our knowing how.
Knowing how to wait... being present, simply, with no ulterior motive....kneeling down, recognizing that God is present.....opening our hands in a gesture of welcome.....quietening down is already an expression of openness to God.
Letting ourselves be penetrated by the thirst for God does not detach us from the concerns of the world around us. On the contrary, this thirst leads us to do all we can so that others may enjoy the benefits of creation and find joy in living.
Adapted from the quarterly 'Letter from Taizé,' 2010.
