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399th Meditation

“Thou hast set him over the works of thy hands. Thou hast subjected all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen: moreover the beasts also of the fields. The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, that pass through the paths of the sea. O Lord our Lord, how admirable is thy name in all the earth!” (Ps 8:7-10).

In many areas, we humans can have a share in the glory of the Father. If we stay in God’s way, we will succeed in exercising the dominion He has entrusted to us over creation in the way He intended. Read More

398th Meditation

“What is man that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man that thou visitest him? Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour” (Ps 8:5-6).

Why did our Father create man? He who possesses fullness in Himself, who is perfect, who lacks nothing and does not need to evolve… There is no other reason that could have moved God to give life to the whole of creation – and particularly to man – than the mystery of His love. This observation is of unfathomable depth, because love permeates all of God’s visible works. Read More

397th Meditation

“I am the Ocean of charity” (Message of the Father to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).

These words of the Heavenly Father to Mother Eugenia Ravasio are a profound invitation to dive confidently and totally into this ocean. God’s love is so infinitely great that the Father resorts to the comparison of the ocean so that we can inTUit its greatness, its immensity and its depth. Just as the magnitude of the ocean-this imPEtuous creation of God-impacts us, arousing in us a feeling of awe and respect, so does the Father want the magnitude of His love to move us. Read More

396th Meditation

“Even were I to walk in a ravine as dark as death I should fear no danger, for you are at my side. Your staff and your crook are there to soothe me” (Ps 23:4).

After having lost Paradise with the fall into sin, life on earth does not always take place in the bright sunshine, as we have certainly all had to experience. We also have to pass through dark glens, which make us fearful. However, Jesus assures us: “In the world you will have hardship, but be courageous: I have conquered the world” (Jn 16:33). Read More

395th Meditation

“You must not fear as slaves the Father who loves you to the end” (Inner Word).

We can imagine how it feels when we love someone with all our heart and are ready to do everything possible for that person, but he or she is afraid of us and behaves as if being oppressed by us. This hurts and we feel misunderstood! Moreover, a true relationship of love and trust cannot develop in such circumstances. Read More

394th Meditation

“He who strives to conform himself to the truth and does not care so much about how people treat or esteem him, finds his serenity in God” (Blessed Henry Suso).

“Serenity in God” is the great theme of the German mystic Henry Suso. It refers to that profound peace that springs from trust in the goodness of God. Read More

393rd Meditation

“My God, Trinity whom I adore (…), pacify my soul; make it your heaven, your beloved abode and the place of your repose. May I never leave you alone in it, but may I be there entirely, fully awake in my faith, in adoration, surrendered without reserve to your creative action” (St. Elizabeth of the Trinity). Read More

392nd Meditation

 

“Nothing should you consider as an obstacle on the way to the Lord. Do not pay so much attention to whether you are enthusiastic or discouraged. It is part of our condition of exile to change thus from one state of mind to the next. At such times, believe that He never changes, that in His goodness He always bends over you to draw you in and shelter you” (St. Elizabeth of the Trinity). Read More

391st Meditation

“He who preaches with love, refutes heretics (HERetiks) enough, even if he does not utter a single argument against them” (St. Francis de Sales).

A wonderful quote from St. Francis, which lends itself to meditation in our “3 minutes for Abba”. Read More

390th Meditation

“Someone says to me: ‘I must understand in order to believe’. I reply: ‘Believe that you may understand'” (St. Augustine).

In these words of St. Augustine we find once again that simplicity which pervades Sacred Scripture; a simplicity which enables us to arrive at the goal with certainty. Read More