I led a half-day retreat for Administrators of Spiritual Schooling at a close-by parish. These are the women and men who work exhausting all yr by, serving to to look after the religion of others. They’re practically all the time “on obligation,” organizing, working, and problem-solving inside their parish religion formation applications.
The climate had lastly come round to spring qualities. We have been at an expansive retreat heart with lawns and water and bushes and stately buildings. I had include form of a plan, however I practically all the time finalize plans as we go, studying the viewers and the state of affairs and designing the sorts of workouts and actions that appear to suit greatest. I took one take a look at the 20-plus DREs and knew what the primary project can be. First, I learn from The Church of Mercy, by Pope Francis:
Allow us to additionally bear in mind Peter: thrice he denied Jesus, exactly when he ought to have been closest to him. And when he hits all-time low, he meets the gaze of Jesus who patiently, wordlessly, says to him, “Peter, don’t be afraid of your weak point, belief in me.” Peter understands, he feels the loving gaze of Jesus, and he weeps. How stunning is that this gaze of Jesus—how a lot tenderness is there! Brothers and sisters, allow us to by no means lose belief within the persistence and mercy of God!
The project: Spend 20 minutes open air and focus solely on this: God’s gaze upon you. Meditate on what it signifies that God gazes on you with love. If every other ideas arrive, say, “I’ll discuss to you later; goodbye,” and ship them on their manner.
I go away you with this identical project: Spend time basking in God’s gaze.
- How do you delight in God’s gaze? Do you sit nonetheless, stroll, say prayers, do some sort of meditation?
- How would you describe the gaze of God?
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