Divine Expansion

 Isaac Hecker, CSP, the founder of the Paulist Fathers, said that we are all meant for Divine Expansion.  The whole universe is expanding according to it nature, except for us.  We are part of the universe, but unlike all those stars and black holes out there, we have free will and the star does not.  So the universe obeys the laws of expansion from the time of the Big Bang or however it all got started. It is their way of exhibiting Divine Expansion, God revealing the Divine in the action of the universe.  But we earthling humans don't always act according to God's plan because we do have free will to ""do it my way," as Frank Sinatra sang.  He is one of the favorite singers of the current Superior General of the Paulist Fathers.  But I digress.  The only way that we earthlings will follow our purpose for divine expansion is if we have some interior prayer life that confronts our self-will.  This is more than following the rules of a religion, or asking the God of your belief to give you something.  The interior life puts aside your plans and programs for the day, to just be with whoever created you.  Let this Power, Presence act on you. It will be in your best interest, for who knows you better than the Maker?  Of course, you could eat a lot of sweets, but that would be a different expansion.