Monday, September 27, 2004

...in His Law he meditates day and night.

"Praise of Glory" Prayer:

Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity,
Draw me from myself
in a wholly simple and loving movement
that I may cling to our Beloved Three.
Keep me in this great interior silence
that God may imprint Himself on me
& transform me into a Praise of Glory.

Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity Prayer (on rosary beads)

I tried to incorporporate my favorite saint with the two great Commandments and their context. (The Beatitudes) This prayer is for all who are affected by addictions.

First three small beads:

1. "Our Father"
2. "Hail Mary"
3. "Apostle's Creed"

"Glory Be" & "Praise of Glory" Prayer on large beads

Small beads:

1. Love the Lord your God with your whole heart, soul, mind, and strength.
2. Love one another as I have loved you.
3. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
5. Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted.
6. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness: for they shall have their fill.
7. Blessed are the merciful: for mercy shall be theirs.
8. Blessed are the pure of heart: for they shall see God.
9. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
10. Blessed are they who suffer persecution for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Repeat for five decades & finish with an "Our Father."

Keep praying this prayer until you like being alone in loving awareness of inner peace, and then pray it for those still suffering.

"It is a spiritual axiom that every time we are disturbed, no matter what the cause, there is something wrong with us." -p. 90 12&12



Friday, September 24, 2004

Our Father...

We are children of a God who dwells among us and in each one of us. God desires reverence and adoration, and has made language as a vehicle for this expression. We can intuitively know the building blocks of His Kingdom, and we are to construct a fascimile wherever we are at the present time. We need to gather together with all people who believe in the Transcendent and with those who don't to discern and discuss the tools He has given us for this task. We can only do this by following His path of Love and Mercy. Our eros needs to be dirrected toward God, so that we may have the energy to struggle with the evil of ignorance.