Have you ever tried to count how many words we say and hear in fifteen minutes? I tried this once and got lost after 6 minutes. Our brain receives a lot of information. In this overwhelming stream of words we can lose the meaning of what was said. Each one experienced the same situation but each heard something different and maybe not what was actually meant. But there is the question. What if we approach our dialogue with God the same way?
Jesus said to his disciples: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord' will enter the Kingdom of heaven..."
Over the last few days I've shown you how a deep relationship with God can fill our life with His Presence. Immersed in Him, we can find meaning in silence and interior freedom. Today we are going to look at another element necessary for our spiritual growth. It is not how many words we say that gives us the assurance of being ready to welcome Christ when He will come again. Jesus explained that to his disciples in the same sentence above: "... but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven."
There is a special kind of unity between our words and our actions. They are one and in this oneness our heart and our mind are working together. This is a spiritual integration fully expressing who we are. I don't know if you've ever experienced this integration, but it is definitely something needed by each one of us. If you look at something very intense for some period of time you will notice that everything else is slowly disappearing and finally gone. The only thing that is left is the point you were focused on. Your senses, your mind, your soul reached the point where the most important thing took your entire attention. The same happens when we pray, when our words and actions become one. Nothing else will matter again. The words: "Lord, Lord" reveal to us the truth of a living Lord in us.