{"id":133596,"date":"2024-06-25T07:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=133596"},"modified":"2024-10-22T21:41:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T01:41:07","slug":"how-to-enter-the-presence-of-god-this-summer-in-4-easy-steps-lessons-from-a-devout-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/how-to-enter-the-presence-of-god-this-summer-in-4-easy-steps-lessons-from-a-devout-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enter the Presence of God This Summer (in 4 Easy Steps!): Lessons from a Devout Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I have a bad habit of \u201cpraying\u201d before I\u2019m ready. I\u2019ll dive into the rosary before I\u2019ve even reminded myself what day it is, let alone what mystery I should be reflecting on. I\u2019ll start to mindlessly spout off my morning offering before I\u2019ve barely even sat down on the couch. \u201cWell, let\u2019s get this over with so I can get on with my day,\u201d I might as well be saying to God, because that\u2019s certainly what my hurried attitude towards prayer implies.<\/p>\n

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It only gets worse when summer hits. With a more relaxed schedule, activity-filled days, and often overnights guests, my morning prayer is rushed, when I make the time to pray at all. This summer, however, I\u2019m worrying less about ticking off the boxes and getting my morning prayer \u201cover with\u201d so I can get on with the rest of my day, and focusing instead on slowing down, quieting my heart, and entering into prayer with mindfulness and intention, and it\u2019s all thanks to St. Francis de Sales. In his\u00a0Introduction to the Devout Life<\/em>, he suggests that, before we being to pray, we should stop, and place ourselves in God\u2019s Presence. That\u2019s easier said than done, for those of us who have a tendency to carelessly dive right in, but lucky for us, St. Francis proposes four ways (each with its own simple motto!) to slow down, and start our prayer by entering into the Presence of God.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Know that God is Here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u201cJust as birds, wherever they fly, always meet with the air, so we, wherever we go, or wherever we are, shall always find God present.\u201d \u2013 St. Francis de Sales<\/em><\/p>\n

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    We know that God is omnipresent, here with us wherever we are, but it\u2019s easy enough to forget. Jacob expresses this forgetfulness, this unawareness of God perfectly in the book of Genesis: \u201cIndeed, the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not.\u201d Indeed, He\u2019s here, I just forgot. The first way to enter into the Presence of God is simply to remind ourselves that He is Here.<\/p>\n

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    The motto that St. Francis de Sales suggests to help us remember God\u2019s omnipresence is this:\u00a0\u201cO my heart! Be attentive, for God is truly here!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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    1. Know that God is in Your Heart.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u201cIn Him we live and move and have our being.\u201d Acts 17:28<\/em><\/p>\n

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      While God is omnipresent, present everywhere and in everything, St. Francis de Sales reminds us that God resides in a special way in our heart of hearts, in the very center of our being, in the very truth of who we are. He is not only present, but\u00a0intimately<\/em>\u00a0so. The second way to enter into God\u2019s Presence is to try to enter into the intimacy of His company.<\/p>\n

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      The motto St. Francis de Sale suggests comes from Psalm 73:\u00a0\u201cYou are the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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      1. Accept the gaze of Christ<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u201cAlthough we see Him not, He beholds us from above.\u201d \u2013 St. Francis de Sales<\/em><\/p>\n

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        St. Francis de Sales reminds us that Jesus never stops watching over us, never stops holding us in His gaze, even though we don\u2019t see Him, and even when we forget to seek Him. This method of entering into the Presence of God is the act of accepting Jesus\u2019 loving gaze.<\/p>\n

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        The motto that St. Francis de Sales proposes comes from Song of Songs:\u00a0\u201cBehold, he standeth behind our wall, gazing through the windows, looking through the lattices.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>However, if you find the image of Jesus peering at you through the lattice more creepy than comforting, you might try this as a prompt instead:\u00a0\u201cO my God, why do I not turn my eyes towards You, as You always look on me?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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        1. Imagine His Sacred Humanity<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u201cJesus, the very thought of Thee
          <\/em>With sweetness fills the breast;
          <\/em>But sweeter far Thy face to see,
          <\/em>And in Thy presence rest.\u201d
          <\/em>\u2013 St. Bernard de Clairvaux<\/em><\/p>\n

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          In this last method of entering the Presence of God, St. Francis invites us simply to use our imagination, picturing Christ, in the flesh, truly human, present in this space.<\/p>\n

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          The motto that St. Francis suggests is\u00a0\u201cMethinks I see him!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and if you can say that with a straight face, go for it. Otherwise, might I suggest something from Psalm 139:\u00a0\u201cYahweh, I know You are near.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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          Of course, you don\u2019t need to use all of these methods every single time you pray. \u201cEmploy then some of these four means of placing yourself in the presence of God before prayer,\u201d suggests St. Francis, \u201cin as concise and simple a manner as possible.\u201d Let these methods, with their accompanying prompts, help you to slow your prayer this summer, And, if after following St. Francis\u2019 advice, and applying his methods, you still don\u2019t feel the presence of God, don\u2019t worry. Even though we see or feel Him not, and even if our summer prayer doesn\u2019t look and feel like we think it should, God is always truly here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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