All 'Time' Is A Gift From God

 ‘Time’ Is A Gift … and God gives you the gift of the next two minutes to read this!

"Love Me and show your love for Me by offering Me the gift of your time.  Be like the candle that exists only to burn itself out in My presence.  It is enough that you are there in My presence, offering Me the flame of your love and allowing yourself to be consumed in quiet adoration.

Speak to Me freely, or simply remain in silence.  I do not ask for many words; I ask for your companionship, for your presence, and for the loving attention of your heart.  Thus will you attain to the union with Me that I desire for you: a fruitful union by which you will abide in Me and I in you.

Give Me this, the sacrifice of your time in My presence, and I will give you all else, even those things that, at the moment, seem impossible."

  (In Sinu Jesu  p.264)

How can you turn down an offer to gain ‘all else’ by not giving back to the Lord a small portion of the ‘time’ that He has gifted to you?  Doesn’t have to be a lot … just be there.  See you in the chapel.

Spiritual 'Big Bang'

In the silence of Eucharistic Adoration there is a power greater than a thousand nuclear bombs, greater than the sun, greater than the Big Bang.  It is the power of God, released when the atom of the Trinity was split on the Cross and the explosion of redeeming blood came out.  In Eucharistic Adoration we touch this power, which is the root of everything, for it is Christ the Pantocrator.  We touch the candle of our souls to the fire of His passion, His passion for souls, and we catch that flame.  (Jesus-Shock p155-156)

If you don’t have that ‘flame’ burning in your soul maybe its time you got off the couch and on your knees in the Adoration Chapel.  We all can find more time to pray … if we WANT TO.  Give it a try … you have nothing to loose, and eternity to gain.  You don’t have to commit to an hour (although Jesus likes it when you do), just stop by and pray awhile.  

Jesus may not have needed my hour of Adoration, but I sure needed the consolation and instruction inherent in His presence.  See you in the chapel.

The Peace of Adoration

 The Gentle Breeze

It was mentioned in a recent article of the Catholic Herald that there has been in recent times a discernible increase in those drawn to Eucharistic Adoration in parishes and communities, and particularly among young people.  Adoration stands as an antidote to the noise and busyness of our world.

As we hear from the account of Elijah at Horeb, the Lord was not in the mighty wind, fire or earthquakes but in “the gentle breeze” (1 Kings 19: 9a, 11-16)  After encountering that “gentle breeze” Elijah covered his face with his cloak and stood at the entrance of the cave.  “The gentle breeze” might be the Lord calling us from the Blessed Sacrament, and the cloak the call to humble and prostrate ourselves in Adoration.

When you visit the Adoration Chapel this week place yourself in the Real Presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ and enjoy His peace and quiet.  He will move your heart.

We often sin for no reason but an incomprehensible lack of love, and He offers us salvation for no reason but an incomprehensible excess of love.

The Lord was not in the wind, nor in the earthquake ...

 Are You Listening?

“The entire Ignatian spirituality is based upon the fact that God is constantly communicating to us in his own mysterious way.  We truly have the capacity to know and do his will precisely because he is constantly trying to communicate it to us.  There is no better place to listen to the Lord and learn his will for us than before the Blessed Sacrament.  The heart that truly seeks to hear Christ’s voice will soon come to understand that he has way of communicating to us in Adoration.”  

“ … the Heart of Jesus in the tabernacle always has something to say to you.”
                (The Bishop of the Abandoned Tabernacle  Victoria Schneider)

What A Beautiful Place Just To Sit In The Presence Of God

 “Come Away And Rest Awhile”

Recently we heard in the Gospel “The Apostles gathered together with Jesus and reported all they had done and taught.  He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” People were coming and going in great numbers, and they had no opportunity even to eat.  So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.”  (Mk 6:30-32).  Sound a bit like your life?

When you need a quiet place to get away and rest a while, go to the Adoration Chapel.  There you will find the peace and quiet of God’s Love. 

“Eucharistic Adoration is the foundation for all our other acts of holy warfare.”
     Jesus-Shock p46