MORNING FACE TO FACE WITH GOD:
Begin with Prayer to the Holy Spirit
APPLICATION OF THE SENSES: #121-126
Apply your senses to those points in the two repetitions where you experienced consolation or desolation, or greater spiritual appreciation. Ask for the grace to be glad and rejoice intensely because of the great joy and the glory of Christ our Lord (#221)
#121 tells us that this method of prayer "will consist in applying the five senses to the matter" at hand.
#122 asks you to see in imagination the persons, contemplating in detail their circumstances and then drawing some fruit from what has been seen.
#123 asks you to hear what they are saying or might say, and by reflecting on oneself to draw some profit.
#124 asks you to smell the infinite fragrance, and taste the infinite sweetness of the divinity present in the mystery being contemplated.
#125 asks you to apply the sense of touch, for example, by embracing and kissing the place where the persons stand or are seated.
#126 asks you to end with a colloquy.
Journeying into the heart of God, sitting at His feet and watching what brings Him Joy, seeing the pain that He deals with and experiencing these emotions draws fruit into your own life. Jesus after Easter Sunday, after the great tribulation did not rest, He didn't relax and soak up the sun so to speak. His heart was of God, it was God and He went about preparing God's people for their mission. We strive for that peace and happiness but it isn't a destination it is actions of love. The clarity that God gives in the morning in the freshness of the day without all the distractions and noise of the world is a good place to be. The joy that you seek isn't a destination it is giving away what has already been received. After the transfiguration Jesus came down off the mountain, after the resurrection Jesus does the same, it makes me wonder about Heaven, a place without sin and God who loves us so deeply.
What is God saying to you? You are loved, I have prepared a place for you and your family, continue on and make me part of your day. A mind free of clutter can see the true reality.
Dear Father, my heart is lifted up this morning as we journeyed thru time to be in those places. You always have us in the forefront of Your thoughts and actions, ensuring we are being prepared for what tomorrow has in store for each of us. I pray for understanding and clarity in a situation that brings pain to You, I don't know why this has been but I see the truth in it, it is written in plain site for all to see but they allow prejudices to get in the way which circumvents Your will. Even in this, You are making crooked paths straight. Bless this day and all its actions, help us see with clarity the path that leads to You and beyond. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Our Lady of Victory, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Zealous Defender of Christ, Pray for us.
Viva Cristo Rey
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