Recently I've been hearing from friends and congregants and colleagues that they are feeling exhausted. And I'm right there with them. We've begun the sprint to January that seems to begin right after Halloween. And it's exhausting... but who has time to be tired?
The holidays are coming! This is no time to be tired!
There is injustice abounding! This is no time to be tired!
There is a movement happening! This is no time to be tired!
Alright then... we must rest. The world needs our light; which means we must not burn out.
Mother Teresa tells us "Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired. How does a lamp burn? Through the continuous input of small drops of oil. If the drops of oil run out, the light of the lamp will cease, and the bridegroom will say, I do not know you. (Matthew 25:12) My daughters, what are these drops of oil in our lamps? They are the small things of daily life: faithfulness, punctuality, small words of kindness, a thought for others, our way of being silent, of looking, of speaking, and of acting. These are the true drops of love...
Be faithful to small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
What are the small things that fuel your love? Let us remember those things, and find rest.
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