RECYCLED RELATIONSHIP!

        Hai Friends, Happy to meet you all after a long time.  Meanwhile though I have written some of my reflections, at first I would like to post this story which I heard in the Introduction to Religious Life class, narrated by Profession Rev. Fr. Jesus Macatisbis, OAD.  The story goes like this:

        Once there was a orphaned boy brought to a monastery.  The monks received him and the boy was brought up there.  When he has grown up they wanted to educate him, but soon they found out that he is not so much interested in Education, so to say he is not intelligent, he is very poor in any academical qualification.  So, as a result the monks asked him to take care of the animals.  He was looking after the sheep, goat, cows, pigs and other domestic animals.  He was also so happy about that and sincerely he was doing that well.  He so dedicated himself, in course of time he even started talking with them so friendly.  By looking at this the Monks stopped eating the meat.  If they slaughter a pig for meat, the monks will comment that they are eating the friend of that boy.  So, all of them became vegetarians, eating only vegetables and fruits.  As the years passed by the boy was transferred to another monastery.  There he was asked to take care of the garden.  Again with so much dedication and sincerity he took care of the plants in the same way he will converse with the plants.  The whole garden was blooming with beautiful flowers.  

       Everyday the boy will pluck the flowers and keep it in the altar of the saints and in the chapel.  Though the flower was still fresh, he would change the flower everyday.  One day the one of the Monk asked him why he is changing the flower everyday thought the flowers are still fresh. The boy replied, "I don't want my relationship with these saints and Jesus to be a RECYCLED RELATIONSHIP. I want it fresh everyday.  Especially for Jesus, I try to arranged the best of all flowers."

        So, how about our relationship with Jesus, Mother Mary and Saints?  and even with our own family and friends?  Is it Daily Flower Fresh, or RECYCLED RELATIONSHIP?

         Let us pray to Jesus the grace to love God, our family and friends with a genuine, selfless love.  HELP US LORD TO LOVE YOU AND TRUST YOU TRULY, AND LOVE OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AS YOU LOVE ME. AMEN.