In the "New Covenant" made by our Creator God with humanity (Jeremiah 31:31-34) every person can know God from within - because the Holy Spirit is revealing our Creator to all who are willing to know the Lord and trust in Him. We can still help each other along the way; so may you be pleased to find here a variety of helps to the life of faith in God through Jesus Christ. G.S.
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A spiritual exercise in PRAYER –
whether or not you pray regularly (10 to 15 minutes)
Set a timer for 7 minutes. Read these instructions first.
1) Sit comfortably, hands resting on your knees… Back & head straight… & relax…
2) Be still… adjusting your body in any way you need to
in order to let go & relax…
3) Pay attention to your interior landscape as if you
were driving in the country…
4) If all is quiet and peaceful, lovely… now focus on a kind
image of God or Jesus
5) If all is not quiet, notice the noise, words, echoes,
whatever comes along…
Acknowledge
each one briefly and let it go; focus again on a kind image of God or Jesus
6) If you are on familiar terms with God or Jesus; then have
a good visit with Him.
If you are not on familiar terms with God
or Jesus, consider this an
introduction.
He is very interested in having a personal relationship with you: it’s always up
to you.
7) You always get to decide how open you want to be with
the Creator & Saviour….
8) Start your timer for 7 minutes of silence…. With time, you may want to slowly
increase this time….
9) When your timer rings, stop or if you want, continue in silence to max 15 min. for now; then stop.
The whole adventure of life begins our free response, yours and mine… that is how God designed life on Earth for us humans. Jesus didn’t come to reform the Roman Empire or even the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. He came to help people, one person at a time, even in speaking to crowds; so that all those who want to encounter God can decide to accept to enter into a personal relationship with the Father through Jesus and with the help of the Holy Spirit. From this point of departure, we can experience how God wants to enrich all our relationships with others, beginning with our own family of origin, and then through marriage, in developing our own family as a couple for the flowering of family life. For celibates – whether they choose to be celibate or not – the journey is similar but in a different mode. God offers mutual personal knowledge and intimate, loving relations to every human being.
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In the "New Covenant" made by our Creator God with humanity (Jeremiah 31:31-34) every person can know God from within - because the Holy Spirit is revealing our Creator to all who are willing to know the Lord and trust in Him. We can still help each other along the way; so may you be pleased to find here a variety of helps to the life of faith in God through Jesus Christ. G.S.
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