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Take a walk in the
early morn today when the sun rays are still soft and the warmth of
the sun gently envelopes you….May the experience lighten your spirit
and open you to His warmth….
May the warmth of
His love
Enfold you, envelope you, surround you….
Savour this experience,
stand or sit still for a few moments. Do not rush ….Allow this glow
to slowly travel inward, to touch your heart and soul, and make
this day a sunny day for you.
Sit by a tiny flowering
plant, preferably a little weed. Watch the tiny flower - the tiniest
one that has arrayed itself in all splendour…. The flower knows that
it is watched over by God, however fleeting its life-span. It may be
trampled under foot, it may be gathered up and burnt, it may even
become fodder for the cattle….Yet, for this one tiny moment of time
out of all eternity, the flower is known by God and is made
resplendent in vibrant hues.
Take time to thank the
Lord today
For the colours around,
For the flowery meadows,
For the gift of sight,
For the joy that fills your soul,
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Watch little
children at play…See their abandonment…When was the last time
you played with mirth, laughter, fun and delight?
Take time today to
play with a little child…Enjoy every moment of it…Delight in
childhood pranks...
Let your mind
wander to your own childhood…Bring to mind the little things
that brought you happiness...
How is it that such
happiness is not available to you today? It is because unlike a
child, you do not live in the PRESENT…..You are constantly being
pulled between the tensions of yesterday and the pressures of
tomorrow. When will you live in the NOW? Soon, that too will
pass, never to be recovered...
Pray that God may
grant you childlikeness, enthusiasm, vibrancy…Thank God for the
promises and possibilities that every child holds out….
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Then repeat slowly:
Lord, grant me the courage
to change the things
I can,
The serenity to accept the things
I cannot,
And the wisdom to know
The difference….
Take time to watch the flow
of water in a stream or river…Which is the river? Is it the water? But
the water you watched has already flowed and has reached another place…
What you are looking at
will also flow away…The river is ever flowing, ever changing, ever
new….
Watch it in silence for a
few moments…Feel the silence flowing over you… Accept this silence…Let
it go deeper…
When you are sufficiently
calm, bring to mind an unpleasant / unhappy/ sad/ sorrowful incident you
are finding hard to forget…With the flowing water, repeat to yourself:
“And this too will pass
away…..
And this too will pass away….
And this too will pass….
And this too will…..
And this too….
And this
Repeat it quietly, slowly,
calmly…Experience your tensions slipping away slowly...
Breeze and wind blow away…
What caresses me is the new breeze.
Rivers and streams flow on…
What I watch is the ever new water.
Then what do I call ‘a river’?
Time too ticks away…
As I watch, the PRESENT MOMENT has already passed.
It is a new moment NOW.
What is it I call ‘TIME’?
A figment of my mind?
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I too shall pass away…
But HE remains…
Eternal, Unchanging…
Ever Present, Ever New…
Lord, lead me today From unreal to the Real,
From darkness to Light,
And from death to Immortal Life… |
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