Rediscovering Catholicism by Matthew Kelly
Sunday, July 25, 2004
Chapter 13 Contemplation
This chapter deals with quiet prayer or contemplative prayer. I have been working on quiet prayer for quite some time, to be still and give my heart totally to God's presence. Kelly writes, "in the silence you will find God...you will find yourself." I truely believe this, however, I still wrestle to quiet my wondering mind as I sit in silence. But God is only concerned about my heart and when I begin my quiet prayer time I need to give my heart over to Him completely, trust in Him and He will take care of the rest. I must be more faithful in the practice of quiet prayer if my goal is to grow in holiness and be a saint. God doesn't abandon those who come to him in quiet prayer. I pray that God will reveal what His will is for me on this earth and that I may be humbly obedient to His will. JoAnn
Comments:
How awesome that you have the same topic (reconciliation) on retreat as you just covered in the book plus reflecting on the call to and meaning of contemplative (listening) prayer. It sounds like the Lord is guiding you on a powerful and humbling retreat week journey. I will pray for you this week while you are on retreat.
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