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Come sit a while..

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“Contemplation prolongs Communion and enables one to meet Christ, true God and true man, in a lasting way, to let oneself be seen by Him and to experience His Presence. When we contemplate Him in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar, Christ draws near to us and becomes more intimate to us than we are to ourselves”

– Pope John Paul II, Letter to the Bishop of Liege, Belgium 1996

I was at the Blessed Sacrament today, and came upon this quotation by Pope John Paul II again, and could not help but share..

We can contemplate and come closer to Jesus when we gaze upon Him in nature, in the love and companionship of dear friends and in the silence and yearning of our heart. He truly does know and love us more than we know and love ourselves and others.

 

 

 

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To Fully Become

…Go beyond yourself

… Trust and rely on God’s strength and grace

… God has a purpose for your life. Be open,act on it and trust God.

I opened my bible tonight and read the scribbles on the front pages.. I had written a few words that came to me  in Maryland USA in October 2009 at the National Shrine of America, where my mom gifted me with an Ignatian RSV, brown leather bible. This gift, and the words that came to my spirit that day, is alive more than 8 years later, and is still bringing me hope.

Have you ever wondered what your purpose in life is?

Tonight I prayed to the Lord for understanding and clarity.. He gave me these words from the book of Proverbs. We should often pray for the gift of wisdom to help us understand and follow our purpose in the ‘duty of the present moment”.

PROVERBS 2:1-181

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding: yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search or it as for hidden treasures; then you will understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice. Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path; for wisdom will come into your heart. and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;discretion will watch over you; understanding will guide you…

Peace, and Wisdom be with us always as we entrust our lives to His care.