St. Francis frequently told those who came to him for spiritual direction that they should bloom where they were planted. They should make the best of what was at hand. He is teaching us the same truth today. He says: “Instead of tilling the field in which we find ourselves, we send our plough and oxen elsewhere, into our neighbor’s field, where of course we cannot reap any harvest this year. And all this is a waste of time, and when our thoughts and hopes face in another direction it is impossible for us to set our hearts steadily on the virtues required in the place in which we find ourselves.”
St. Jane too speaks to the same topic when she says: “If we sought God only, we would always be content and would find all things in Him.”
In short, let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus. With the psalmist let us pray: “Look to the Lord in His strength; seek to serve Him constantly.” Psalm 105:4