A reflection by Sr Lynne fcJ from FCJ Centre St Hugh’s, in Liverpool, first appeared in the FCJ Sisters Blog
For the last few weeks I have been very aware of the goodness that surrounds us. It began when I was talking to a group of 17 year olds and was asked:
What advice would you give to us young people about the state that the world is in?
My mind immediately flashed around the world to war, corruption, sexual abuse, multinationals… and then I thought, these are things that are always present, and yet it is also true that medical advances are taking place, that individuals and whole nations make heroic acts of courage and generosity, that people continue to rise up in the face of oppression… its true that day by day I meet kindness, love and mercy from complete strangers. And I replied:
The world is getting better.
The face of the young man who had asked the question lit up with enthusiasm and he shared a list of things that he has been doing to improve his local area.
In my role among the FCJ Sisters in Britain I experience something similar. There are many things that we feel concerned about and that pull at our hearts, but when we move to work alongside others to make a difference, our hearts our lifted, our ideas expand and our little circle of influence radiates kindness and goodness.
It is not to diminish the terrible sufferings and injustices, the corporate greed we are all impacted by, but rather to acknowledge
the enduring impulse of the Spirit towards goodness,
and to accompany that impulse with every bit of energy we can call on.
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