![]() These tendencies bind us and hold us back from loving God, ourselves, and others as we ought to. we have numerous preoccupations that get in the way of our hearing and responding to God’s call: fears, prejudices, greed, the need to control, perfectionism, jealousies, resentments, and excessive self-doubts. People who are spiritually free know who they are-with all of their gifts and limitations-and are comfortable with who they are. Spiritual freedom is an interior freedom, a freedom of the mind and heart. The logical consequence for us must surely be that our part is to let ourselves be loved, let ourselves be given to, let ourselves be worked upon by this great God and made capable of total union with Him. This work is nothing other than a giving of the divine Self in love. There is never a moment when divine Love is not at work. What we think of as our search for God is, in reality, a response to the divine Lover drawing us to himself. This truth eliminates anxiety and concern as to the success or non-success of our prayer, for we can be quite certain that, if we want to pray and give the time to prayer, God is always successful and that is what matters. Prayer has far more to do with what God wants to do in us than with our trying to “reach” or “realize,” still less “entertain,” God in prayer. What words or images move you? Consider: Who is God for me? How does God see me? For Reflection I pray for the following graces: to be more aware of how God is near to trust in God’s personal care and love for me. Each one of us is God’s beloved son or daughter: this is the core of our identity. We consider who we are most fundamentally-or rather, Whose we are. We begin the retreat by reflecting on God’s faithful, unconditional love for each of us.
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