A journey into yourself
“Blessed who trusts in Lord, for his trusting in Him, will not be put on shame” (Jeremiah 17:7)
Blessed are You, Eternal God! Blessed is the moment I had experienced Your ineffable presence in me!
Blessed is the day when the whole Earth awakens and knows You, and lives no longer for anything but You!
Dear friend, I invite you at this moment on a journey into yourself, for it is in the depths of yourself that you will be able to experience God’s love.
For this journey, you must detach yourself from the world around you and plumb into the profound abysses of your being. To do this, you must first make an external silence… Sit in a suitable posture and relax your whole body and your active mind… Don’t think about anything… Just perceive… whether they are sounds or silence… also your feelings… physical discomfort or pain… but without analyzing anything… Just perceive… it will help you to concentrate and observe your breathing: Breathe deeply, calmly, with concentration… and in this way you will be able to detach yourself, little by little, from those annoying thoughts and images that come to you without wanting them… Don’t pay any attention to them and let them pass…
Continue concentrating on your breathing… until you reach a deeper part inside you… But there, you must also calm and silence, without violence, the tumult of your thoughts and worries, which appear without control… In this deeper part, you must not repress or forth anything… all that, comes from your subconscious… Do not deny or repress it… Only contemplate it and look at it with peace… until it disappeared… or you let it be… It is better put into a relative perspective, all those feelings that worry or concern you… The secret is to let things be… Repeat to yourself: “Everything is all right…” “Let it be…” “Let it be…”
Take the time you need to fill yourself with peace, with acceptance… with the help of a deep, serene, and peaceful breathing… for it is there, in that deep and contemplative silence… where you experience yourself, and in the faith, you will be able to say:
“You are here, my Lord, and You are with me.”
- Open to the Light comes to you
- Open to the only Truth that will stay, forever, in you
- Open to the Source of live, peace and joyfulness that come from inside you
- Oh sweetness of being in silence face to You!
- You are with me! You are with me!
Stay there for a few moments, in contemplation, repeating those last two phrases… Feeling the experience they make in your soul… Without analyzing them.
Now, dear friend, do a prayerful reading of these verses taken from Psalm 139. Pause from time to time, repeating those phrases that most speak to you:
Lord, you probe me, and you know me. I’m before you at all times. You know my thoughts,
Whether I am at work or sleep
You know full well what I do, you are familiar with all my ways
A word is not yet on my tongue, before you Lord, know all about it. You fence me in, from
Behind and in front, you have laid your hand upon me, as the air surrounds me, so you encircle me. I believe Lord, although I cannot understand. Where can I go to escape your spirit? Where can I flee from your gaze? You are everywhere, at the edge of the horizon, at the height of the mountain, in the depths of the sea. I cannot hide from your gaze, because darkness is not dark for you. Your hand never leaves me for a moment.
When I want to find you, you wait me in my innermost self. It is you who gave me life,
And who knit me together in my mother’s womb. From before all time, you knew me.
You knew me through and through, in your works, you were counting on me. Help me to
Feel your presence at every moment, that I may do what is pleasing to you, and that your vision for my life may be accomplished.
Prayer TP 4. You Know Me.
Remain in contemplative silence… Repeating:
“All my sources are in You” …
“You wait me in my innermost self…”