Pay Attention, Be Amazed, Tell About It.
Recently I was fortunate to take part, along with other members of Secretariat, in a Day of Spirituality. Sister Ann Marie Rimmer, a Dominican sister who is one of the retreat directors at Stella Maris, along with two lay women, led us on a day of reflection and discovery.
Sister Ann Marie told us of retreat she attended in which the first thing she read while she was there were those 7 words with which this began. They are from a book of poetry. Think about it, 7 small words, packed with potential. She reminded us of the need to bring ourselves away from the daily needs, works and distractions we encounter - in order to be open and attentive to God in our lives.
One of the lay women gave us 4 glimpses of the Mary as she looked back a 4 seminal moments of her life with Jesus starting with her initial response to God’s invitation and the lay woman other took us through an experience of centering prayer during which we started, or perhaps deepened, the process of BE-ing with our God who loves us right down to our very core.
Each woman gave us a different perspective and a different way in which to move closer to God.
That evening at Mass, the homilist reflected on the gospel of the vine and the branches. He said that perhaps because we have heard this reading and know it well, we might not always take the time to think about what that message is telling us-we can be so very close to Jesus –so close that we are part of who He is.
Each of these people told us the same thing, in order to get closer to God and discover God’s plan for us, we need to slow down and take time to allow for the connection to be made.
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Please join us for this evening of enlightenment.
