Last fall, I came across this phrase Jesus said to Mechtild von Hackeborn and was deeply touched: "Consider how great is my love: If you want to know it well, you will not find it expressed more clearly anywhere than in the Gospel. No one has ever expressed stronger or more tender feelings than these: As my Father has loved me, so have I loved you."
I was struck by the intensity and the profound intimacy of this incommensurate love for us, for me. Jesus loves us AS the Father loves Him; that's a lot being said! I pursued my reflection with this second phrase from the Gospel: "Love one another AS I have loved you". This is the most beautiful, real and true way to live out a relationship. Now that I have had the chance to feel and taste Your presence, it is my turn to offer it to others... AS You love me.
-Dolène

I never wanted to be a missionary. I prefered the safety of "hiding" behind the testimony of others. However, God recently put me in a situation where I am forced to go out of my comfort zone, propelled towards those around me. At the same time, I feel the need and the urge to share my faith and my love for God. God transformed me, pushed me beyond myself, and I have never been happier.
-Dominique

Convey God, His Goodness, His Beauty, His Truth … it sometimes seems that our western societies put a break on our impulses for the sake of secularism. Moreover, do I myself hold back my desire to spread «this Love that gives Life», out of fear of being ridiculed, out of laziness, out of worry and concern?
-Valérie

This excerpt gives me hope and motivates me to change for the better. It reminds me that every personal journey towards God causes others to follow. I think of Saint Terese of Lisieux who became patron saint of the missions, even though she spent her whole life in a Carmelite convent! She continues to influence people around the world and to obtain conversions!
-Guylaine

We only have to let the door of our heart cracked open to let God in, and to experience His mercy for us. Our hearts, our eyes, our hands become free, and the mercy we come to experience ourselves enables us to understand the sufferings of others and to wish them the same joy. We were all created for happiness!
We must not be like the unforgiving servant in the Gospel, who is forgiven of his own dept but turns around and refuses forgiveness to his neighbor who owes him. Rather, every day, we should put into practice Pope Francis' appeal for charity, an honest, real and heartfelt motion towards others.
-Dolène