It is really strange not to be at the Mariapolis, especially if you have been there for years!! No matter. Now what counts is to be in the present moment and to love in this present moment the person next to me. If I manage that, we should all meet in God in our present moments! Very cool that!! It means that time and distance are really not that important. So my contribution for today is the sleepless night I had, the boiling room due to the sun shining on it, the lack of appetite, etc. All that is a gift because I do something with it: Love. So, here I am at home and yet with everybody in the present. What a great Mariapolis!!
Hi Manfred,
ReplyDeleteWe all feel that you are very much here with us in spirit, and all the preparatory work that you did is bearing much fruit. The facilities here at Leicester are brilliant - probably the best we have ever had. The accommodation is very good: better than some hotels I've stayed in!
We are thinking about you all the time because we know that you are the 'secret power supply' through which God is feeding light and energy into the Mariapolis, so we are all praying that you stay 'plugged in' to God!
This is just an idea which may not be possible or appropriate, but perhaps it would be possible to do a Skype link-up between you and the Mariapolis? They almost certainly have the technology at this end to do it.
1 John G
PS - The blog is a brilliant idea too!