With trees fully clothed in their summer green and flowers blooming in gardens that still need weeding, the Rogers and Hammerstein classic from CAROUSEL, "June Is Busting Out All Over" might be dancing in our heads and obliterating the reality that June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart. Indeed, Friday is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart when we focus on the love of Jesus so immense and burning, that he bared his heart for us to see how it pulsates endlessly for us. With this being the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Sacred heart has even more meaning and deserves a more central place in our prayer than usual. Do our hearts burn with compassion, forgiveness, mercy and joy? Do our trust and confidence match the trust and confidence the Sacred Heart has in us? Do we acknowledge and thank Jesus for his mercy? Do we find our strength in him, and fortified by his love, do we offer our love to all? May we use this summery month to "put the breaks on" our ordinary fast-pace and deepen our closeness to Jesus by pondering, as Mary did, the ways and events that have shown Jesus' love and mercy and modify our behavior to match them.
Bro. Rene
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