I don't know how you do, but sometimes I have difficulty getting still enough to hear God or even to get to my heart of hearts for deep prayer. While I clamor for the peace that comes in His Presence, I take a left turn at times and miss it. I've started a Prayer and Life Workshop and this was a prayer we prayed upon arrival which I thought was very good. The suggestion was to pray it s-l-o-w-l-y and from the h-e-a-r-t and aloud, softly if you like. BE STILL How good it is to pause! Lord, I would like to slow down right now Why so much commotion? Why so much frenzy? I do not know how to stop. I have forgotten to pray. Now I close my eyes And wish to talk to you Lord I wish to open myself up to your universe, But my eyes cannot bear to stay closed I feel a gigantic agitation invade my entire body It comes and goes, a prisoner of haste. Lord, I would like to stop right now. Why such a hurry? Why such unrest? I cannot save the world. I am merely a drop of water in the immense ocean of your marvelous Creation. What is really important is to seek Your presence What is really important is to stop from time to time and to proclaim your greatness, your Beauty, your splendor and your love. What is urgent is to listen to you and to let you speak within me. To live in the depth of things and to take time to look constantly for you in the silence Of your mystery. My heart continues to beat but in a different way. I am doing nothing, I am not hurrying, I am simply before you, Lord And how good it is to be before you, Lord. ......Father Ignacio Larranaga
Oh, thank you Lee! I often have trouble sleeping and praying, I am thinking about things and trying to do too much. I will try it right away! THANKS
I so need that prayer. I have turned into a total Martha. I am arranging a Mass with a party afterwards at my house next week for my mother in law who is just about to turn 100 years. Sh is a really amaz ing lady who has that great quality of always having time for you. She has endured many crosses in those 100 years but she has a great sense of humor and is very much a peaceful soul. She is such a blessing for all her children , grandchildren and great grandchildren. She had 11 children, 3 of whom are no longer living and she came from a family of 12. She is the last surviving member of her own family. I will try and quiet my spirit and say that prayer. Please say a little prayer that all will go well. God bless Mary
It is a marvelous prayer, Lee. However, lately I hear a frustration in your prayer life in which you seem to blame yourself. Have you been ill? Have you been unwilling to let go of an area of sin? If not, then go easy on yourself. You are not the problem. And there is no perfect technique out there. Jesus loves you without restraint. He's closer than you think and he is doing a wonderful work in your heart! LOL! Safe in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary!
Mario, you are so good to write this. You know what the problem is? I forget sometimes that my husband died! I forget sometimes that I'm actually in mourning! Amazing isn't it? Now I really haven't forgotten that my husband died of course but I can't quite grasp the mourning part. I don't understand grief and how it works...that it effects every dimension of my life. SO when I fog out at prayer I can't quite figure it out. I'm just now at 6 months starting to get this stuff. Amazing stuff! :roll:
That does not surprise me. I remember a story my wonderful wife, Geralyn, told me. Her Dad was struggling with forgetfulness, depression, and whatever, so he went off to see the doctor. The MD asked if any changes were going on in his life. Joe mentioned that his older daughter had married and moved to the West Coast, and that his younger daughter (Geralyn) had gone off to college. Well, the doctor told Joe he didn't need any medicine, just a little time to adjust. Geralyn says the problem had been staring her Dad in the face. He went home and that night slept like a baby. Numbers 6:24 May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. May the Lord look upon you with kindness and grant you his peace.
I'll be praying today and at mass tonight, Mary. Your house is a beautiful place for saying Mass and made even more beautiful by masses being said there. I'll pray for you too Gail, healing takes time. I am sure you are surrounded at this time by many angels whol ived before.
