Presenza

La mia anima desidera la Tua presenza, Signore. Quando rivolgo i miei pensieri a Te, trovo pace e appagamento.

Libertà

Signore, fa’ che io non dia mai per scontato il dono della libertà.
Mi hai dato la grande benedizione della libertà di spirito.
Riempi il mio spirito con la tua pace e la tua gioia.

Consapevolezza

A volte sono sopraffatto dalle preoccupazioni di questo mondo.
In momenti come questi posso essere consapevole
del conforto della tua Presenza,
Il tuo amore infinito per me.

La Parola di Dio

³²“Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. ³³Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. ³⁴For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

³⁵“Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; ³⁶be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. ³⁷Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. ³⁸If he comes during the middle of the night or near dawn and finds them so, blessed are those slaves.

³⁹“But know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁰You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

⁴¹Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?” ⁴²And the Lord said, “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent manager whom his master will put in charge of his slaves, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time? ⁴³Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives. ⁴⁴Truly I tell you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions. ⁴⁵But if that slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the other slaves, men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk, ⁴⁶the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know and will cut him in pieces and put him with the unfaithful. ⁴⁷That slave who knew what his master wanted but did not prepare himself or do what was wanted will receive a severe beating. ⁴⁸But the one who did not know and did what deserved a beating will receive a light beating. From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required, and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded.

Ispirazione

Dio nostro Padre vuole che tutti gli uomini siano salvati e posseggano il regno. Se Lui lo vuole, allora solo noi possiamo bloccare la salvezza con l'abuso del nostro libero arbitrio. Dovremmo spesso seguire il consiglio di Sant'Ignazio di "riflettere con profonda sensibilita' sul modo in cui il Signore desidera donarsi a noi".

Viviamo in base ai desideri che abbiamo nel cuore. Che cosa desidero davvero? Qual è il mio tesoro che non appassisce e non si disperde come acqua? Venite a me, tutti quelli che sono stanchi e oppressi, e io vi darò riposo... Perché io sono mite e umile di cuore e troverete riposo per le vostre anime" (Matteo 11:28).

Conversazione

Signore caro, resta sempre al mio fianco.
Donami un cuore fiducioso.
Ti rendo grazie perché mi ami.

Conclusioni

Riempiti della presenza amorevole di Dio,
Gli chiedo di benedirmi e di guidare i miei passi.
mentre procedo nel compimento della Sua opera nella mia vita quotidiana.

Amen