You, oh Lord, abide for ever
and will not for ever be angry with us,
for You have taken pity on us
who are earth and ashes;
and so it was pleasing in Your sight
to give new form to my deformity.
You goaded me within
to make me chafe impatiently
until You should grow clear to my spiritual sight.
At the unseen touch of Your medicine
my swelling subsided,
while under the stinging eye-salve of curative pain
the fretful darkened vision of my spirit
began to improve day by day.
St. Augustine of Hippo
Prayer and Meditation is a form of conscious contact with God in which an attempt is made
to communicate our needs to God, and reflect upon the will of God. The meaning
of meditation is derived from the Latin word meditari (to concentrate).
Meditation is the process of deliberately focusing on specific thoughts (e.g.
the will of God, a beautiful experience, a spiritual desire, or relief from
specific mental or spiritual pain, etc.) and thinking on their meaning in the context of God's
Love, and our perspective of that love. This type of meditation is intended to stimulate thought and
receive a deeper understanding of God. It is for cultivating the personal relationship
with God.
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Oh how tortuous were those paths! Woe betides the soul which supposes it will find something better if it forsakes You! Toss and turn as we may, now on our back, now side, now belly… our bed is hard at every point, for you alone are our rest. But lo! Here You are; You rescue us from our wretched meanderings and establish us on our way; You console us and bid us “Run: I will carry you, I will lead you, and I will bring you home”
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