Contemplation as Integrated Prayer: Part 2

Contemplation is being rather than doing, and thus is a predisposition of the soul toward God. All action is undertaken in a peaceful and restful repose since God is at its center.  

Purposeful action is delayed until sanctioned by God. If action is required before the chance to put it before God in contemplation, it is taken under the guidance of the Holy Spirit with reliance on the Spirit to make right what we may do in error.  

If we struggle, we await God and the Holy Spirit to reveal the right course.  It may take years in obscurity before the path becomes clear, but still, we wait for God to give us understanding. There are no dark corners of our life, our existence, where God’s light cannot penetrate if we do but trust and wait in patient perseverance. 

How do we know what God’s will is going to be for us?  We wait for enlightenment and certitude. It may come from the Holy Spirit, it may be someone sent to us, someone we minister to, or the message may come from God directly.  

In the meantime, we keep our peaceful repose knowing that God’s love, that union which we experience directly in contemplation, surpasses anything we could want or ask for. 

Check out Contemplation as Integrated Prayer: Part 1 and Contemplation as Integrated Prayer: Part 3