{"id":7686,"date":"2025-11-27T05:42:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/?p=7686"},"modified":"2025-11-27T05:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:43:31","slug":"on-thanksgiving-may-i-suggest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/27\/on-thanksgiving-may-i-suggest\/","title":{"rendered":"This Thanksgiving, may I suggest&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">you take five minutes to listen to this song? There&#8217;s no time like the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Susan Werner at Philly Folk Festival (2010) - May I Suggest\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eW1DDSQnEYo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">May I suggest<br>May I suggest to you<br>May I suggest this is the best part of your life<br>May I suggest<br>This time is blessed for you<br>This time is blessed and shining almost blinding bright<br>Just turn your head<br>And you&#8217;ll begin to see<br>The thousand reasons that were just beyond your sight<br>The reasons why<br>Why I suggest to you<br>Why I suggest this is the best part of your life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">There is a world<br>That&#8217;s been addressed to you<br>Addressed to you, intended only for your eyes<br>A secret world<br>Like a treasure chest to you<br>Of private scenes and brilliant dreams that mesmerize<br>A lover&#8217;s trusting smile<br>A tiny baby&#8217;s hands<br>The million stars that fill the turning sky at night<br>Oh I suggest<br>Oh I suggest to you<br>Oh I suggest this is the best part of your life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">There is a hope<br>That&#8217;s been expressed in you<br>The hope of seven generations, maybe more<br>And this is the faith<br>That they invest in you<br>It&#8217;s that you&#8217;ll do one better than was done before<br>Inside you know<br>Inside you understand<br>Inside you know what&#8217;s yours to finally set right<br>And I suggest<br>Yes I suggest to you<br>Yes I suggest this is the best part of your life<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This is a song<br>Comes from the west to you<br>Comes from the west, comes from the slowly setting sun<br>This is a song<br>With a request<br>With a request of you<br>To see how very short the endless days will run<br>And when they&#8217;re gone<br>And when the dark descends<br>Oh we&#8217;d give anything for one more hour of light<br>And I suggest this is the best part of your life<\/p>\n<cite>Susan Werner, <a href=\"http:\/\/susanwerner.com\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>May I Suggest<\/em>, from the album Live at Passim<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sunset_zuma.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6423\" style=\"width:665px;height:499px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sunset_zuma-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sunset_zuma-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sunset_zuma-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sunset_zuma-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sunset_zuma-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sunset_zuma-scaled.jpeg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I think Pope Saint John Paul II was singing in the same key when he wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">We need first of all to <em>foster<\/em>, in ourselves and in others, <em>a contemplative outlook<\/em>. Such an outlook arises from faith in the God of life, who has created every individual as a \u201cwonder\u201d (cf. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/139#23139014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Ps<\/em>. 139:14<\/strong><\/a>). It is the outlook of those who see life in its deeper meaning, who grasp its utter gratuitousness, its beauty and its invitation to freedom and responsibility. It is the outlook of those who do not presume to take possession of reality but instead accept it as a gift, discovering in all things the reflection of the Creator and seeing in every person his living image (cf.<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/genesis\/1#01001027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Gen<\/em> 1:27<\/a><\/strong>; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/psalms\/8#23008005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Ps<\/em>. 8:5<\/strong><\/a>). This outlook does not give in to discouragement when confronted by those who are sick, suffering, outcast or at death\u2019s door. Instead, in all these situations it feels challenged to find meaning, and precisely in these circumstances it is open to perceiving in the face of every person a call to encounter, dialogue and solidarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It is time for all of us to adopt this outlook, and with deep religious awe to rediscover the ability to <em>revere and honour every person<\/em>, as Paul VI invited us to do in one of his first Christmas messages. Inspired by this contemplative outlook, the new people of the redeemed cannot but respond with <em>songs of joy, praise and thanksgiving for the priceless gift of life<\/em>, for the mystery of every individual\u2019s call to share through Christ in the life of grace and in an existence of unending communion with God our Creator and Father.<\/p>\n<cite>Pope Saint John Paul II, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/john-paul-ii\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_jp-ii_enc_25031995_evangelium-vitae.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Evangelium Vitae<\/a><\/em>, paragraph 83<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Our freedom and our vocation is always found in the moment, in that place where time touches eternity. Not in tomorrow or yesterday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">For most of us, there is only the unattended<br>Moment, the moment in and out of time,<br>The distraction fit, lost in a shaft of sunlight,<br>The wild thyme unseen, or the winter lightning<br>Or the waterfall, or music heard so deeply<br>That it is not heard at all, but you are the music<br>While the music lasts.<\/p>\n<cite>T.S. Eliot, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidgorman.com\/4quartets\/3-salvages.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Dry Salvages<\/a><\/em>, Four Quartets<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Slowing down to be grateful for what life has given us <em>here and now<\/em>, to be aware of the invitation that is uniquely expressed <em>in this moment, in this place, in this person<\/em>, can set us free, no matter what the circumstances may be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">Very often we feel restricted in our situation, our family, or our surroundings. But maybe the real problem lies elsewhere: in our hearts. There we are restricted, and that is the root of our lack of freedom. If we loved more, love would give our lives infinite dimensions, and we would no longer feel so hemmed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This doesn&#8217;t mean objective situations don&#8217;t sometimes exist that need to be changed, or oppressive circumstances that need to be remedied before the heart can experience real interior freedom. But quite often we may also be suffering from a certain confusion. We blame our surroundings, while the real problem is elsewhere: our lack of freedom stems from a lack of love. We judge ourselves to be the victims of difficult circumstances, when the real problem (and its solution) is within us. Our heart is imprisoned by our selfishness or fears, and it is we who need to change, to learn how to love, letting ourselves be transformed by the Holy Spirit; that is the only way of escaping from our sense of confinement. People who haven&#8217;t learned how to love will always feel like victims; they will feel restricted wherever they are. But people who love never feel restricted. &nbsp;That is what little <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littleflower.org\/therese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Saint <span class=\"js-about-item-abstr\">Th\u00e9r\u00e8se<\/span> (of Lisieux<\/strong>)<\/a> taught me.<\/p>\n<cite>Father Jacques Philippe, <a href=\"https:\/\/scepterpublishers.org\/collections\/fr-jacques-philippe\/products\/interior-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interior Freedom<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Or in the words of <a href=\"http:\/\/susanwerner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Susan Werner<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">There is a world<br>That&#8217;s been addressed to you<br>Addressed to you, intended only for your eyes<br>A secret world<br>Like a treasure chest to you<br>Of private scenes and brilliant dreams that mesmerize<br>A lover&#8217;s trusting smile<br>A tiny baby&#8217;s hands<br>The million stars that fill the turning sky at night<br>Oh I suggest<br>Oh I suggest to you<br>Oh I suggest this is the best part of your life<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">This year, specifically, as I am recovering from <a href=\"https:\/\/gofund.me\/c725d3598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a series of mental health crises that progressively led to homelessness, unemployment and financial destitution<\/a>, my gratitude takes a new form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">I&#8217;m not sorry for what I&#8217;ve been through. I was, for years, and what a waste of life I found that to be. What happened to me was the best path God could have allowed me to travel. It&#8217;s true that it has been a path I would never have chosen, but I sense nothing but gratitude now for <a href=\"https:\/\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/19\/the-last-things\/\">what wounds have been laid bare in me so that the divine physician can touch and heal them<\/a>. I am grateful for this personal apocalypse. I no longer fear God&#8217;s reckoning, and even sense in it a certain sweetness that defies explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">My muse lately has been singer\/songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/sarabmusic.com\/main\/\">Sara Bareilles<\/a>. I&#8217;ll conclude this post by sharing her latest single, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/sarabareilles.lnk.to\/SaltThenSourThenSweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salt Then Sour Then Sweet (feat. 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