Sunday, July 21, 2013
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You enter into contemplative prayer at the moment that you stop thinking about your self. All other prayer, we are thinking about ourselves, our life, our needs, wants, meditations, talking to God. In all this we are aware of ourselves. In contemplation, there is only the Presence. You are not thinking. You are loving and being loved. I have found it so.
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I love this post, Terry! I am a new pastor of two small parishes in rural Oklahoma (I still work at OU as research engineer during the day). My contemplative prayer time is my time for getting "re-acquainted" with my Savior. Sometimes it is hard to stop thinking about myself, as you say. But the moments when I can do so are richly rewarding.
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Fr. Terry,
ReplyDeleteLast week I snuck into a few 7:00 am masses after a long absence! I received Communion and sat in silence in the empty church saying prayers of gratitude mostly, but also feeling a bit forlorn and hypocritical, like what the hell am I doing here? But the second day remained for a long time in blissful silence, I was relaxed and energized. My mind was uncluttered for the whole day. It is as if God waits for us. today I will begin again; a new beginning? Thanks for sharing .
Your post is an amazing reminder of how self-obsessed we are, sadly. Getting out of our own heads isn't easy, but neither is life. We just keep trying and I suppose God will be there when I am ready to fully let go. Still waiting.
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ReplyDeleteMay the Lord be with you and with your spirit!
The silence of the garden night
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The only peace is when we sleep
So little time for you my sweet
So little time for you