Daily Meditations
Photos by Nancy Bauer, OSB
Date: 02-03-2012
Author: Georganne Burr, OSB
Metanoia is a word with more than one meaning. In the New Testament it usually means changing our minds and accepting God’s plan for us. Transitions are not easy and at times are painful and frightening. We learn we are not in control; and that is not comfortable. Transitions call us to change our minds, sometimes quickly, sometimes more slowly, thus helping us to make the change. The aging process is a time of transition which affects us physically, and more often than not, limits our independence. It is a time of preparation, with God calling us to a sacred inner place where we can more easily find acceptance. Praying to do God’s will is not always easy, but it is an invitation to our personal Metanoia and helps prepare us for eternal life. Metanoia is part of the call to be a child of God.