Come to Stillness: Take a few minutes to allow your mind and heart to
be still before God.
Opening Prayer: Father, I know my wounded and broken places oh
so well. At times they can consume me
and keep me from being able to hear your voice.
Help me to see my pain as an invitation to know you more intimately
rather than a reason to doubt the goodness of your heart. Help me to know that through my pain you
desire to accomplish something very good in me.
In the name of Jesus. Amen.
Scripture Reading for the Day: 1 Peter 4:12-19
Reading for Reflection:
But there can finally be
no outlet, no anesthesia, no self-inflicted way of ending the pain. The beams of love must be borne. No human love affair can substitute for the
divine one; no drug or food will really fill the emptiness; no overwork or
preoccupation can finally overshadow the yearning; no ascetical extremes can
stop the pain. There is no way out—only
through. As the poetry of the John of
the Cross so vividly attests, the wound of love must remain open until God
heals it. It is God’s way of drawing
every hidden “no,” “maybe,” or “yes but,” into one completely joyous,
unreserved “Yes!” It is love’s way of
becoming everything. (The Awakened Heart by Gerald G. May)
Reflection and Listening: silent and written
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Closing Prayer: Behold me, my beloved Jesus, weighed down
under the burden of trials and sufferings.
I cast myself at your feet that you may renew my strength and my courage
while I rest here in your presence. For
your glory. Amen.
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