The Inner Life

We are all familiar with activities that invite us to participate in “call and response.”  Whether at a sporting event, music concert or Mass, we are led in these moments to wait for something to happen and then respond to it.   

In the 2nd Trimester of pregnancy there comes a moment when the mother may invite another to feel the baby kicking.  The kicking that was before only perceivable to the mother is now able to be shared with others. 

Others may be affected by this - they may even “feel it,” just as we might share in a mother’s joy as she experiences the kicking of their growing baby. 

And in the inner life, a person may be led by God to share what’s going on with others in the world.  Every time someone met Jesus in the gospels, they felt called and moved to respond and so it is with us.  We are graced with moments to meet Jesus anew and to respond all throughout our lives. 

The Life Within You Letters

Photo by Wolfgang Moroder.

Hey Baby, I stepped on the scale and see that we are growing a lot this month! I feel you moving around a lot. You seem to be more aware of times when Daddy or I am talking to you. Daddy was so excited the other night when he was able to feel you moving in my belly. Now he runs over every time I say you are moving around. LOL 

I still worry, but don’t confuse my worry with not  being happy, I feel complete joy at being your mommy, and I understand that worry will live just under the surface now that I’m a mom. 

We love you little one! We can’t wait to meet you! 

 

  • If you’ve shared a powerful “God moment” with another did they share in your joy or did they have another reaction/response that you didn’t expect? What was this like for you?    

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