Our daily adventure

WE should develop a keen sense of adventure in life. What

a boring life it would be if we just get to see and do things out of

routine. If we are clever enough, we know that each day always offers

us new possibilities, new discoveries and challenges, etc., all of

which should make our day exciting.

  

            We should avoid getting trapped in our daily domestic

drudgery, and allow our spirit to fly high and wide, our mind and

heart to grow in knowledge and love. There will always be new things

even in the midst of the old and usual things we handle.

  

            It’s a matter of attitude that in the end would depend

also on the kind of faith or beliefs we have. If we just believe in

our own powers, if we just depend on the things around, or on our

feelings, for sure our interests and enthusiasms would not go very

far. Our mind and heart will slowly grow cold and clammy.

  

            We should not allow our mind and heart, our attitude and

outlook to be mainly led by our feelings alone or even by our human

understanding of things. We would be limiting them unduly that way.

   

            It’s when we ground ourselves on the solid soil of our

Christian faith that we can always find excitement even in what may be

considered according to our human estimation as the most ordinary,

banal and unimportant things in life. We will always feel some spur,

some impulse to move on with thrill and suspense.

  

            Our faith always gives meaning and purpose to everything.

It gives us joy and peace in every event and situation in our life. It

finds beauty even in the ugly things as when we suffer pain or defeat.

  

            Our faith provides us with such confidence that even as we

make due preparation for our daily adventure, we also know that

everything will just turn out right, despite some possible mistakes

and bad turns along the way.

  

            That’s because the providence of God never fails to take

care of everything. Even our mistakes can work for the good, as St.

Paul once said: “We know that in all things God works for the good of

those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

(Rom 8,28)

  

            The secret is to believe in God, to love him, to do his

will, and not to be afraid of any sacrifices or setbacks involved in

loving him. It’s in this belief and love of God that we can manage

even to do very extraordinary things, just like Peter managed to walk

on water, at least for a while, until his faith wavered.

  

            Everyday, we should make a plan for our spiritual

adventure. We can identify specific aspects, like our life of prayer,

sacrifice, work, relations with others, etc., as our area of

adventure.

  

            Then we have to equip ourselves with the necessary items

and checking on our dispositions so they be attuned to the thrilling

enterprise.