“Centering Life in Christ” is the theme of our recollection. This focuses our lives as brothers who are also focusing on studies, community and fraternity, as well as with our own apostolate that somehow gives inspiration and source for our prayer life. Life without prayer is a life that is meaningless or dry and not a life-giving presence to others. We are in communion with each others as brothers in Christ. Prayer gives dynamic day to day living as it reflects on how we relate to the author of everything. We do many things everyday, preoccupied with things that sometimes, are not necessary; acting like busybodies yet nothing are done so meaningfully, thus don’t give real presence of our giftedness in God.
We may ask ourselves of the questions that we can’t just answer because we tend to deny the fact about ourselves, about our own weaknesses and limitations; that we also need to take a rest for a while sometimes. We are not built as machines that never think and reflect of what are happening within and without. We are created with a unique capability to transcend beyond what we physically and mentally perceive; such creature that can praise and curse; can love and hate.
Everything, we may say, is fine but how long will it be fine? Unless we begin to recognize our selves, our own very self, we may find ourselves gazing heavenward making our souls and spirits shout beyond our own understanding. We bless God’s creation, so others, too. Life like this is an ordinary experience of a man like a mystic. Life like this starts to recognize the redemption graced through Christ Jesus, he who revealed God’s love in every creation. “Where can I find it?” It’s just here, it’s with you. Christ gave us the Holy Spirit to stay with us, and that is the same Spirit who lived with the saints and holy people, same Spirit who prompts us, move us into prayer like today as we try to make Christ the center of our daily lives.
We may start giving up our own selves but as human tends to forget; we don’t need to do a big leap. Day by day, Christ invites us to reflect and experience his unending love that lives among us. The difficulty of doing so, living so, is not the end of everything, but it is a means for us to be grounded, to realize, that we still need Christ’s presence as we try to see him, feel him, touch, hear and listen to him today…
We may ask ourselves of the questions that we can’t just answer because we tend to deny the fact about ourselves, about our own weaknesses and limitations; that we also need to take a rest for a while sometimes. We are not built as machines that never think and reflect of what are happening within and without. We are created with a unique capability to transcend beyond what we physically and mentally perceive; such creature that can praise and curse; can love and hate.
Everything, we may say, is fine but how long will it be fine? Unless we begin to recognize our selves, our own very self, we may find ourselves gazing heavenward making our souls and spirits shout beyond our own understanding. We bless God’s creation, so others, too. Life like this is an ordinary experience of a man like a mystic. Life like this starts to recognize the redemption graced through Christ Jesus, he who revealed God’s love in every creation. “Where can I find it?” It’s just here, it’s with you. Christ gave us the Holy Spirit to stay with us, and that is the same Spirit who lived with the saints and holy people, same Spirit who prompts us, move us into prayer like today as we try to make Christ the center of our daily lives.
We may start giving up our own selves but as human tends to forget; we don’t need to do a big leap. Day by day, Christ invites us to reflect and experience his unending love that lives among us. The difficulty of doing so, living so, is not the end of everything, but it is a means for us to be grounded, to realize, that we still need Christ’s presence as we try to see him, feel him, touch, hear and listen to him today…
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