Meditation

Sometimes I get in ruts where my prayers are like clockwork with little thought and just the words said aloud. God always brings me back though and I step back and ask myself,  "Did I truly mean these prayers?" "Did I say them with trust and resignation?" Oh! How I admire a priest who says Mass so earnestly that I can really see Jesus up there on the altar offering up Himself to His Papa with such love and delight it could make you cry.

     Closing my eyes, or being outside to look up at the blue sky or the beauty of God's creation all around me, elates me to no end. For just a moment, I am there with He who made all things possible. Meditation is a state of mind. A grace to be received when desired so much.

     It's beautiful. Thanking and praising and petitioning our Lord with absolute resignation in the moment, to me, is like placing myself In a garden in heaven. Where all things good exist. No worries, no troubles. Just heaven. With all of its Saints and Angels and Mary are Mother and Jesus Himself. I can finally breathe. I can release myself into the care of His heavenly arms.

     Fighting off temptation while trying to meditate is, in my opinion, a good sign your on the right track. The devil doesn't want us to be grateful to God or ask for the Saints and the Angels protection against his venomous demeanor. The more we get distracted, realize it and then send our minds immediately back to God is a treasure the evil one cannot control. The more we keep ourselves in grace the more protection we obtain. The more we meditate on the good which is God, leaves no room for worry or despair. God promises that He will be with us until the end of time. That's a pretty significant promise....I believe HIM.