How many times have you thought about asking God for a
solution to a problem then found yourself trying to solve all by yourself? It seems to be an unending journey of self-discovery
in faith when we know we cannot run our lives by ourselves yet pride, forgetfulness,
and hurry-up-and-go gets us going in the wrong direction.
The Church is quick to remind us of how much we need
meditative prayer, whether it be sitting and listening in the quiet of the
Lord’s presence or praying the Rosary or other prayers. Why so much emphasis on quiet
meditation? Because that is when we
really hear the answers God has for us.
For many years I have taught Confirmation classes to our
high school students and for that last several years I decided to take time out
of our two hour block of class time and have the whole class go over to church
and sit before the Blessed Sacrament for fifteen minutes. It amazed me how much the teens enjoyed this
time and were disappointed if we didn’t make time to go. I realized that they need mediation time
maybe even more than we adults do. They have so much going on in their lives,
decisions to make, choices, school work, family issues, friends, peer pressure
good and bad. That time they spent in
church gave them an excuse if you will to sit and listen.
We as adults need that time too though. We think we are
superheroes taking care of our families, working one or two jobs, socializing
with friends or people in our community, or church. We forget that we need that one on one time
with the Lord to realign ourselves with the relationship we have with Him.
We may think we are the Master of our own ship or home, but
we quickly find out that we simply cannot do it without God’s help. He helps our patience, our love, compassion,
and peace. He creates us into listeners to our children, our family and
friends. It’s God influence in the peace
and quiet that quiets our souls, makes us take a deep breath and live free.
In our stubbornness we like to think we are the Masters of
our ship, but it would be better to smile and acknowledge to ourselves that we
truly are not the Master, there is only one true Master and He is God.
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