I
met a man, we’ll call him John, who had suffered a series of medical
emergencies. His limbs were stiff and cramped. He was unable to speak or
communicate in any meaningful way, except smile. It all happened
suddenly. One day he was healthy, the next he was not. John had lived a
difficult life, but he had a good heart. Yet, prior to his physical
decline, he was becoming more and more estranged from his family.
Everything was about to fall apart. Now, however, those who were about
to leave him for good were constantly at his bedside. They had
rediscovered their love for him, as I’m sure he did for them. Before his
death, he was reconciled to family members who had not spoken to him in
years. It was clear to me that, if not for his medical condition, none
of this reconciliation would have taken place and even the family he had
would have been lost.
This
experience taught me that we have to judge things from the perspective
of eternity. What is most important is that we leave this world
reconciled to God and to others. Whatever it takes to accomplish this
reconciliation is worth it. Unfortunately, because of our stubbornness,
it often takes a tragedy to make us realize the importance of
reconciliation. God, loving us and desiring our salvation, allows these
bad things to happen so that we will attain that Supreme Good which will
make us forget even the most painful of tragedies.
+ Br. Ignatius Pio Mariae, CFR
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