Homily MP3 version
Prayer
Exercise #2 – Letting God Show You His Presence and Care throughout Your Whole
Life
A good, holy, elderly priest – Fr. Walter Lallemand, a
war veteran who as a recovering alcoholic was a man familiar with suffering – in
February 1977 gave us young adults a prayer exercise to see our life like that
of the people of Israel in the Bible. Like theirs, each journey is a sacred
history of God’s grace. This is an invitation to reflect in God’s presence with
your memory. Ask God to help you remember – whether you realized it at the time
or not – when God was there for you and with you. Sharper memories may present
themselves first – times when you were loved and cared for – or moments of
pain, illness, discomfort, or sadness. God can impress his Love on us
powerfully in times of trial. As this relies on our ability to remember, it is
an exercise that you can return to and add onto several times over the years. Each
experience we remember becomes a treasure enriching and enlightening our life and
relationship with God and others. Each box helps organize thoughts / memories and
reflect on them. You can use more paper. May the Holy Trinity reveal to you and
bless your sacred history.
God’s Sacred History with Me
(You can print this out as a spiritual exercise and fill in the blanks... use a separate sheet....)
COME HOLY SPIRIT, ENLIGHTEN MY SPIRIT. HELP ME REMEMBER THE GRACES I HAVE RECEIVED. THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR YOUR LOVE, IN JESUS YOUR SON OUR LORD.
AGE / OR YEAR / DATE
WHAT HAPPENED
CORE OF THE MEMORY
HOW I FELT
ROLE ANOTHER PERSON PLAYED
HOW I WAS AFFECTED
HOW GOD WAS / IS WITH ME
HOW I FEEL NOW
WHAT'S NEXT?
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
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