It has taken me a long while but now I’m starting to understand what it means to be truly blessed. This realization gives me a calming sense of peace.
Continue reading “Week Four: Unshakeable Peace. Truly Blessed”As we enter this final week reflecting on the virtue of prudence, I can feel God’s wisdom as I orient myself to His goodness. When I seek God in the day-to-day activities of my life with great faith, I receive the ultimate gift of peace.
Continue reading “Week Four: Unshakeable Peace. The Ultimate Gift.”Sunday – My Life Is Not About Me. Faith is an attitude of trust and how I approach God.
Monday – Finding Security. Faith is more than our greatest gift; sharing it with others is our greatest responsibility.
Tuesday – Sign of the Cross. The Spirit of God teaches us how we can live our faith.
Wednesday – Rooted and Alive. Every strong and beautiful flower must have a strong root in the ground.
Thursday – Radical Detachment. Faith allows me to live in detachment from all the ups and downs of life.
Friday – Peace of Heart. Do you accept that the goodness that God lives within your heart?
See if you find goodness while meditating on this Act of Faith
O my God, I firmly believe
that you are one God in three divine Persons,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe that your divine Son became man
and died for our sins and that he will come
to judge the living and the dead.
I believe these and all the truths
which the Holy Catholic Church teaches
because you have revealed them
who are eternal truth and wisdom,
who can neither deceive nor be deceived.
In this faith I intend to live and die.
Amen.
Do you accept that the goodness that God lives within your heart? The wisdom and truth of the Holy Spirit lives inside us, constantly breathing life into us. How often are we in too big of a hurry to notice, or too exhausted and overwhelmed with the to-do list where we put what really needs to be first on the list at the end of that list? Often, I ignore the whisper within calling me to make a certain “better” live giving choice for myself. Take that walk, eat that salad, stretch your body, sit with Me.
Continue reading “Week Three: The Wisdom of Faith. Peace of Heart”Faith allows me to live in detachment from all the ups and downs of life. Have you spent any time reflecting on your attachments? Is there anything you believe you couldn’t live without?
Continue reading “Week Three: The Wisdom of Faith. Radical Detachment”Every strong and beautiful flower must have a strong root in the ground. It must send a root down so that it may be rooted and grounded, while at the same time it sends a shoot up to be the flower that shall gladden the world. Both growths are necessary.
Continue reading “Week Three: The Wisdom of Faith. Rooted and Alive.”There is wisdom in simplicity. There is much to be learned through the cross. Through contemplating Jesus’ crucifixion, we learn the paradox of what it means to suffer and bear wickedness, and we also learn compassion, mercy, and love.
Continue reading “Week Three: The Wisdom of Faith. Sign of the Cross”Faith is more than our greatest gift; sharing it with others is our greatest responsibility. A beautiful thing about faith is that the more I share with others, the stronger my faith becomes and the more secure it becomes inside of me.
Continue reading “Week Three: The Wisdom of Faith. Finding Security”Faith is an attitude of trust and how I approach God. Faith is an openness to what God wants to reveal to me, to do in my life, and to invite my participation. It should be obvious that in dealing with the infinite and all-powerful personal God, I am never in control.
Continue reading “Week Three: The Wisdom of Faith. My Life Is Not About Me”Sunday – Scared Silence. “How good it would be if each one of us… were able to recover this contemplative dimension of life, opened wide in silence.”
Monday – A Humble Heart. Deliver me, from the desire of being esteemed.
Tuesday – Greatness Within. Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Wednesday – Already Loved. I am inseparable from the love of God. Romans 8:35
Thursday – Taking a Break from Worry. I have peace with God. Romans 5:1
Friday – Image of Beauty. I am the image and glory of God. 1 Corinthians 11:7
You might find goodness in this simple prayer of being from Fr. Richard Rohr comes from Psalm 46:10 of the Hebrew Scriptures: “Be still and know that I am God.”
Instruction
1) Find a quiet place, gently close your eyes, and take a few deep breaths. Prepare to pray the Psalm in 5 consecutively diminishing sentences.
2) Either aloud or quietly to yourself, say the words, “Be still and know that I am God.”
3) After a couple deep breaths, pray, “Be still and know that I am.”
4) After a couple deep breaths, pray “Be still and know.”
5) After a couple deep breaths, pray, “Be still.”
6) After a couple deep breaths, pray, “Be.”
7) When ready, pray, “Amen.”
This prayer can also be prayed with a group. The facilitator leads with each phrase and the group repeats aloud after each consecutively diminishing phrases. The pause between each phrase can be lengthened depending on your need or the needs of the group.
Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and know that I am.
Be still and know.
Be still.
Be.
Smitten With Goodness 