A voice from heaven spoke those words after Jesus convinced John to baptize him in the Jordan River. We would all be thrilled to hear a voice from heaven say about us, “This is my beloved child, with whom I am well pleased.” Well, we may not be standing in the Jordan River with John the Baptist pouring water over us, but we, as baptized Catholics, are “children of God.” To the extent that we are doing our best to be all that God created us to be and to identify, develop and use all of the talents, abilities and gifts that God has given to us for ourselves and for others, we can be sure that God is well pleased with us. And, if we are good stewards of our prayer life and truly listen for God’s will for us, we may not hear His voice with our ears, but we will know of His love with our hearts. And that should make us well pleased.
