Rosary #66 - Bring all to prayer

 

Meditated Rosaries

Special Intention: Conversion of mind and heart in preparation for the AO General Assembly 2009

 

 

“I must not worry. Even though I need to be concerned about things and occupations,

I must bring all to prayer.”

 

FIRST MYSTERY:

Every morning, every day, and every hour of our life is a call from God. This call can be heard only by those who are alert and vigilant, whose eyes and ears are open, in order to see and to hear, not necessarily with bodily eyes and ears but with the eyes and ears of the heart.

 

SECOND MYSTERY:

St. Benedict once said: “Bend the ear of your heart and listen.” This phrase is beautiful, for it expresses an active and participating listening. Many times we listen to God, but our listening does not transform us. We listen to each other, but not with the heart. Let us bend the ear of our heart that we may listen in truth and in love.

 

THIRD MYSTERY:

“Those things which eyes cannot see, and ear cannot hear, which God has prepared for those who love Him”: what makes our life unhappy is the fact that our hearts and minds remain closed, that we want to see and hear only through human eyes and ears, only with the eyes and ears of the flesh, our bodily eyes and ears. God uses a mysterious language: it is therefore urgent that we wake up, rise, listen, and be like sentinels. But in order to really listen, the heart must be touched and converted.

 

FOURTH MYSTERY:

In this spirituality of the present moment, listening is not enough, we must consent to receive all that the Lord provides for us each day – day by day, according to His will.  Listening and welcoming are two essential elements. The Lord freely provides nourishment for his hungry people with the daily manna sent down from the heaven. They were hungry and He satisfied their hunger. Today, and every day, we say: “Give us this day our daily bread.” 

 

FIFTH MYSTERY:

The Lord provides or today, therefore, “Do not worry about what you are to eat or to drink. Your father in heaven knows all your needs. Seek first the kingdom of God.” I must not worry. Even though I need to be concerned about things and occupations, I must bring all to prayer.

 

 

Meditations by Giuliana Spigone