The rays of His Light have broken through. Pierced aridity, shattered a hardening heart, put darkness to flight... and all with a single aspiration uttered again and again.
"Jesus, I trust in You."
It is, perhaps, my favorite aspiration; its every word is filled with power. I said I would let you know how my distracted attempts at prayer were going, and I'm happy to report that I have, in some ways, been praying unaware. This morning I realized how automatically my heart turns to Our Lord in the midst of everyday life, often without a conscious decision on my part. I don't think it's a coincidence that this awareness broke through on Mercy Sunday.
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Amen! A beautiful post, Nancy. This is my favorite aspiration too.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Mary!
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