Today’s gospel presents us with a central challenge to us in our faith journey: are we ready to wait to discover what God is inviting us to be and become. It may or may not (and usually does not) have much to do with what we want. God’s transforming presence always comes as a surprise and is always ends us up in a place so much better than we can create for ourselves.

About the Speaker: Father Michael Kelly is a Jesuit priest and English language publisher of the respected Jesuit periodical, La Civilta Cattolica.

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