A SAFE REFUGE

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“You will always find refuge in me and in your Mother’s heart. No one can take that away from you!” (Inner word)

We urgently need this refuge amid the confusion that surrounds us—a bastion of love and security. We will always need it, even if we have been walking in the Lord’s path for many years and have made steady progress. The refuge is there for us! In His wisdom, our heavenly Father has granted it to us so that we may find our home in the inner sanctuary of our soul. No matter how fiercely the storm rages around us or how the devil tries to frighten us, access to the depths of our heart remains open, and no one can take it away from us. This enclosure, also called the “inner cell,” not only offers us refuge but also the opportunity to deepen the love between the Father and us each day. It is, so to speak, the sacred enclosure of our soul, into which the Evil One cannot enter, because God dwells there.

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THE ADVENT JOURNEY – Day 17: “Oil for the Lamps”  

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In the last meditation, we spoke about vigilance as a basic attitude of the faithful who await the Lord’s Return: a vigilance that awakens us from our general slumber and keeps us attentive to His imminent Coming, as well as to the signs that will precede it.

How does this drowsiness come about, and what can we do to overcome it? How can we live fully focused on the Lord who is returning? How can we maintain an attitude of vigilance even when the Lord seems to delay His Coming?

In chapter 25 of the Gospel according to St. Matthew, the Lord points out two elements that encourage our vigilance.

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