As you begin your time in prayer, settle in. Get in a comfortable yet attentive position. Acknowledge that you are in the presence of the Lord.
Offer this time to Him. Offer yourself to Him. Offer your imagination to Him.
Ask God to grant you what you need for today. Ask Him to show you clearly and to help you receive it openly.
Read and pray with Luke 1: 34-38
In this week’s reflection, we are reminded that we are on an adventure of “ ‘straining, aching, yearning’ – by way of stillness and quiet pondering. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity would reaffirm that the most important work of our lives is to be loved by God.”
How does my own “ache” manifest itself? Am I tending it properly?
My ache shows up in spaces where I do not have a sense of belonging. I begin doing whatever I feel I need to do in order to prove that I am worthy. I focus on doing instead of BEING, which creates a sense of overwhelm; and if there is even one flaw, I feel like a failure, and use that flaw as proof that I don’t belong. Anyone else? I know there are a lot of us here on the Island of Misfit Toys. We probably all have sat on the shores of this land wondering how to get it right at some point.
When I study the image that Jerry Leleux artfully created, I see myself in prayer each morning except I’m holding a cup of coffee in my hand. I sit there knowing in my mind He is there with me until I can feel His presence in my soul. Some mornings, my coffee is cold before I get there. Some mornings I wake up with that feeling already pouring out of me.
Either way, fast or slow, He always reminds me that I belong to Him and with Him. I am His child here on earth, and one day I will be with Him in Heaven. My purpose isn’t to be able to do anything to help me fit in here. It’s merely to let Him love me so, in turn, I can love, and because of that, I can be with Him.
Lord, I surrender my sense of longing to you. Help me to always remember that I am yours, and you are with me always.
This week we are also asked to consider:
Spend time each day in Holy Silence, perhaps in your own prayer chair and/or
Adoration.
If you haven’t already, commit to a regular, daily prayer rhythm, allowing your soul the
time and space to Be with God, to yearn, and strain, and ache, and receive His love.
May you be filled with His Love and His Light!
Leah
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