Take a breath. Slow down.
Where is God right now?
Scripture says Moses “did everything just as the LORD commanded.” No thunder. No spectacle. Just boards and curtains, arranged with care. And in that reverent routine, the glory of God came close.
This is our first invitation:
To say yes to God in the ordinary.
St. Ignatius reminds us—God is already here. In your morning email. In the meal you prepare. In the quiet check-in with a friend. These small offerings can become sacred spaces when placed with love.
But everyday life is messy.
Jesus tells a story about a net filled with “all kinds of fish.” Sorting doesn’t come first—it comes after. That’s discernment. And it’s our second invitation.
We’re invited to notice:
What lifts our hearts?
What drains our spirit?
What moves us toward love—and what pulls us from it?
Ignatian spirituality doesn’t rush the process. It teaches us to listen, to reflect, to trust the timing of grace. We find God not by forcing clarity, but by living awake.
And then, we live the third invitation:
To proclaim—not just in words, but in presence.
God leads us like a cloud by day and fire by night. Sometimes through prayer. Sometimes through a stirring in our gut. Sometimes through beauty, grief, or laughter.
St. Ignatius believed that God is not distant—but near. In all things. All seasons. All souls.
Even yours.
Even now.
So as we mark his feast, let your life be a living tent.
Let your routines become altars.
Let your questions be holy.
Let the presence of God fill the spaces you didn’t think were sacred.
Let’s pray:
Loving God,
You dwell in the ordinary—
in the rhythm of my day, the stirrings of my heart, the moments I almost miss.
As You filled Moses’ tent, fill mine.
Let me follow as Ignatius did:
with reverence in obedience,
with trust in discernment,
and with boldness in proclaiming Your Kingdom.
Amen.
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