Day 18, we are rolling now! So Merton is going to talk about how God is going to take him from this low and bring him to Himself. Apparently he had 6 good friends that worked in the various journal clubs he was in and they took several classes together. He states that salvation begins with ordinary things. For him it began with books, ideas, poems and stories that this group would write and discus, he states:
Yet strangely enough, it was on this big factory of a campus that the Holy Ghost was waiting to show me the light, in His own light. And one of the chief means He used, and through which he operated, was human friendship.
God has willed that we should all depend on one another for our salvation, and all strive together for our own mutual good and our own common salvation. pg 177
So as I meditated on this once again it all made sense. We are social creatures so why wouldn't God use us to help each other with our salvation? Let me be clear on one point; we don't save anyone, only God does that but God can use us to help each other by listening, supporting, even babysitting. Way back at the beginning of Lent we talked about our actions and how they either move the world closer to God or away from Him, this is a big way we can help each other. It is a long hard road to live a Christian life in our society, it is a lot easier when we have friends to lighten the load!
My prayer today, Lord, thank you for friendship and the many friends I have supporting me on this blog. Guide me to write what You want to say and help me see opportunities to help my neighbor and not pass them by. Amen
Pax
Joe
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