Revealing God's treasure

Every so often, when I look at the stats for this blog, I see that someone has accessed it via Google Images. The stats show the search words used, and I sometimes find myself marvelling at how they have ended up on this blog simply because a post randomly contained the words they were searching for. Earlier today I noticed that someone had come via a search for "revealing God's treasure". Intrigued, I clicked on the URL to see which post and image had come up...

... and the image which popped up was a picture of - ME!! So when someone searched for "revealing God's treasure" Google presented them with my profile picture!

When I had finished chuckling at the daftness of it all, and thanking Google for the compliment, I decided that actually it was highly appropriate - and what better day for it to happen than Candlemas, the World Day for Consecrated Life? Because what are we religious supposed to be about, if not the revelation of God's treasure? Like Anna and Simeon in today's Gospel, we are called to be deeply contemplative, deeply committed; and out of that attitude of heart, to be able to recognise and proclaim God, no matter how ordinary or unprepossessing his appearance.

As a Religious of the Sacred Heart I am called, like all my sisters, to discover and reveal the treasure which is the limitless, tender love of God, whose source is in the Open Heart of Jesus. Words to that effect, in my profile, were what corresponded to the search words, and so it was good to be reminded of this fundamental call, which I share with so many women all over the world. This evening, at the chaplaincy candlelit Mass, I will pray that we may all be renewed and strengthened in this, wherever and however we are.

And meanwhile, I share the treasure which is the gift of this reminder and insight...