A new season of Lent, another opportunity to draw closer to Jesus, through Mary, to eternity! What resolution might help me on the journey? What came to mind was to commit to posting one “Musing” each week, long overdue. My friend’s weekly postings have been an inspiration and encouragement to do the same, so we’ll start today, and check back in at Easter to see how it went. I believe it will enrich my Lenten season, and hopefully drop a little grace for anyone who might chance to read them :). Here goes for week one:
“Be in the silent heart of Jesus”. St Mother Terese Couderc. 2/15/24
The words of St Mother Couderc to Anne Marie Schmidt have been coming to mind for me often lately. To “be in the silent heart of Jesus.” What does that mean? What does it look like?
For me, it’s a call to stop “thinking” and just BE with Jesus. Taking a moment for prayer in the Spirit, and then a few moments of silence, close to His Sacred Heart. WITHIN His Sacred Heart. Going to a mental image of a location where I particularly am filled with the sense of wonder and awe at the Beauty of God’s Creation. For me, this is in the woods Up North, in the Spring when the forget-me-nots are in full bloom and so thick, they look like a lake of brilliant blue in the woods. Like steams of living water, gently moving with the breeze.
Our Marian Servant community is like the forget-me-nots. The daisies? Perhaps the Trinity, with the Saints and our Angels? We’re all in this together, into eternity.
How does this relate to “being in the silent heart of Jesus?” I’m reminded of the sacred silence that followed watching the film clip from “Saving Mr Banks.” It touched our hearts, our need for healing, and left us as a group in holy silence – any words spoken would surely have broken this tangible Presence we all felt. The words from the song, “Mercy is falling, is falling, is falling…Mercy is falling like a sweet spring rain…” embodied the sense we had of God’s Presence, and His healing touch. I want to spend more time in this precious place. Not thinking, just Being with the Lord, in silence.
Father God, help me to spend time with you in the Sacred Heart of Your Son. In silence, just to BE there with Him. To listen, to receive, and to bring Your love and mercy to a fearful and hurting world…
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