Emptiness- is it as bad as it seems? In fact, it is my word of the year! Now, before you start to worry and feel bad for my weary heart, there is so much in this episode that I would love to share with you about the greater and bigger meaning behind emptiness, that I have only begun to discover.

The word empty which Webster defines as "containing nothing, not occupied or inhabited", is often associated with darkness, loneliness and despair.  To feel a deep sense of emptiness can be a terrifying and painful. Yet, I am just starting to scratch the surface as to the true beauty that lies deep within this place of emptiness in the depths of our souls.

It is often right here, in this place of emptiness, when our hearts are free and void of our usual earthly attachments, that our deepest desire for God comes alive. It is in this place that, when our hearts are turned towards our heavenly father, we may begin to taste the goodness of Christ being the only thing truly worthy of filling us up.

So friends, as Father Jacques Philippe explains in his book Time for God, “[Emptiness] purifies our love for God…the Lord never permits us to experience a time of trial unless he intends it to bring more abundant graces once it is over. Do not be discouraged. Persevere!"
Hope you all have a blessed and Christ filled week!