In our own time, we are absorbed with so many activities and commitments, concerns and problems. Often, we tend to fill up all the spaces of the day, without having a moment to stop and reflect and to nourish our spiritual life -- our contact with God. Mary teaches us how necessary it is to find in our days -- with all its activities -- moments to recollect ourselves in silence and to ponder all that the Lord wants to teach us, how he is present and acts in the world and in our life: to be able to stop for a moment and meditate.
- Pope Benedict XVI
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ReplyDeleteSo true, so true. Yes, we fill up every moment with little time to reflect on all the amazing things we experience throughout the day.
So true! Thanks for the reminder. I always struggle with this, but I'm working on it!
ReplyDeleteWhat an appropriate thought for the Sabbath day. Too many times we tend to forget that this day of rest was intended for our own good, so that we might have those moments to reflect and to nourish!
ReplyDeleteSo true!
ReplyDeleteSo true, "Be still and know that I am God." He wasn't in the wind or fire, He was in the small whisper.
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