Prayer is not a technique. It is an encounter, a relationship, a mystery, and a risk. Perhaps we were trained to stand and sit and kneel while reciting religious words. That’s a great start, but that’s not prayer! To pray is not something we do, but something that we want, and something that we are willing to give up everything else for, and something that happens to us. During this final week of Advent, between the last minute shopping and baking, let’s find a quiet place to spend a few moments paying attention to our desires. We shall discover that what we really want for Christmas is a heart that prays and a connection with others that lasts. Come, Lord Jesus, be born into the manger of my heart so that others may, in turn, come to me and be nourished by our hidden communion. Ave Crux, Spes Unica.
Thank you yet again. I am nourished by your reminder.
God be with each of us and each one in the whole world!
Thank you Sr. Margaret, and peace to God’s people on earth!