In the early Church the "saints," (which Christians were commonly referred to as) followed Christ in what was known as The Way. This Way is seen throughout the Gospels and lived out by way of our Jesus - The Christ. Our time spent once a month as Oblates at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit exposes us to the natural rhythms of life, The Way which is lived into and practiced by the monks in a cloistered community. Be sure, this is what it looks like - The Way is a sacramental life.
Sacramental lives are what we as Oblates, and in fact all Christians are called into, each of us in our daily lives, living fully alive in our humanity; sharing with others The Way. Our lives, in The Way - by way of our lives. This is what it looks like to see into the tomb, and believe! Not depending on the tangible and temporal evidence of seeing a physical body of Jesus - but experiencing life in The Christ; truly seeing The Way.
The Sacraments of the Church are the very essence of a spiritual life; life which the Holy Spirit breathes into us. Let us continue to pray, practice, and live into the Sacraments as Oblates. May our prayer be that we become "outward and visible signs" of The Way. Let us share with others in what this Way looks like; a sacramental life.
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