"It was not you who chose Me, it is I who have chosen you."
(John 15:16)
We live
too comfortably
with the naive notion
that we
come to God
strictly by our own choice.
We blithely speak of
"asking to be baptized',
or "entering religious life",
as though these steps
are taken solely and primarily
at our discretion.
We are seemingly oblivious
of the fact
that it is God
who takes the initiative
in these and in every instance
of drawing near.
He always makes
the first move.