LORD, SHOW ME YOUR FACE, SHOW ME YOUR WAYS AND GUIDE ME TO MY DESTINATION This month, we celebrate a day of love and friendship, Saint Valentine's Day. It is nice to talk about love. But today, the world is eager, as never before, to experience true love, the kind of love that makes life meaningful. Every morning, part of my prayer is the title of this letter. And I want to invite you too to reflect on what it means, it has to do with unconditional love and commitment. Lord, show me your face My request stems from my need to feel close to the Father’s unconditional Love; not having a father. We are all built, by nature, to need someone to love us and make us feel valued. And so, I contemplate Him to experience His presence in my life and the Love of the Father. Moses asked the Lord, "now show me your Glory” (Ex 33:18). Why did Moses want to see the Glory of the Lord? This is what "see your face" means; it is the ability to feel the Lord close at hand because His proximity gives us courage and strength to face any challenge by leading us on the right path. Wishing to see the face of the Lord is asking for reassurance to follow your path in life. When someone is in love, they feel safe and protected. No challenge will steal their motivation thanks to that love; love provides a supernatural strength to draw upon; that is what our heart is looking for and the reason we suffer when we do not have love in our life. The Good News is that the greatest love of all is right in front of us. The Love of God that offers salvation through His Son. The Father has shown us His face in the person of His Son, Jesus. Love is the face of God. The Apostle Philip said to Jesus: "show us the Father and that will be enough for us.” Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time?" (John 14: 8-9). If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father. Where do we see the face of the Lord? The face of the Lord is in those who suffer all around us "for I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink ..." So, Jesus' face, the Lord’s face is the face of those who suffer, of those in need; He is also seen in the Sacrament of the Eucharist. These are just some of the places where we can see the face of the Lord; He is close at hand and close to us, just ask "Lord, let me see your face." Show me Your Ways King David proclaimed "show me Your ways, Lord, teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are…