Using the five themes of (Ignatian) prayer - Presence, Freedom, Consciousness, the Word, we can daily make connection with creation and our Creator.
Coming in the Presence
Coming into the Presence of the Divine we can realize that this Presence is always within us when we make a space, an inner place for the Divine Presence to dwell.
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Using our Freedom
The gift of freedom that the Divine gives us can lead to discover the wonders of our own inner beauty, our reflection of the Love that cultivates our inner garden. We pray that we can be increasingly open to the Gardener that nurtures our potential for growth, who tills the soil of our hearts for us to enjoy and to radiate Divine beauty to others.
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Consciousness
Oh, the Energies that are available to us once we invite the Presence into our lives, into our heart. May we increasingly draw on these Energies, relying less on our own.
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There are many spirits but only one is Holy, One who impart holiness. Here is one way we can understand this holy Spirt as the One who walks beside us and is with us in everything we experience, One who inspires and yet guides us, One who is our own always - ...'he will give you another One who is called to your side to help and encourage, and that One will be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, who the world doesn't accept, because it doesn't see him or recognize him. But you recognize him, because he is staying beside you, and will be in you' John 14,16-17.
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With Grateful Hearts
How grateful we are for the transformation of our world and our lives. Our hearts have been changed, our vision rearranged from seeing only the ordinary to seeing and experiencing the extraordinary, the Divine that permeates every living thing. This Intelligence that knows and loves our hearts fills our minds and sense with glimpes of eternal joys and wonder. What can we say? How can we respond in thankfulness to so great a privilege? There are two words which say this....thank you.
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