Maturing Internally
“Abide in me as I abide in you” (Jn
15:4a)
Eph 3:14-21 May Christ dwell in
our hearts
Lk 2:41-52 Mary treasured all
these things
Meditation
The encounter with Jesus gives
rise to the desire to stay with him and to abide in him: a time in which fruit
matures.
Being fully human, like us
Jesus grew and matured. He lived a simple life, rooted in the practices of his
Jewish faith. In this hidden life in Nazareth, where apparently nothing
extraordinary happened, the presence of the Father nourished him.
Mary contemplated the actions
of God in her life and in that of her son. She treasured all these things in
her heart. Thus, little by little, she embraced the mystery of Jesus.
We too need a long period of
maturation, an entire lifetime, in order to plumb the depths of Christ's love,
to let him abide in us and for us to abide in him. Without our knowing how, the
Spirit makes Christ dwell in our hearts. And it is through prayer, by listening
to the word, in sharing with others, by putting into practice what we have
understood, that the inner being is strengthened.
“Letting Christ descend into the depths of our being …
He will penetrate the regions of the mind and the heart, he will reach our
flesh unto our innermost being, so that we too will one day experience the
depths of mercy.”
The Sources of Taizé (2000) p. 134
Prayer
Holy Spirit, May we receive in our hearts the
presence of Christ, and cherish it as a secret of love. Nourish our prayer,
enlighten our reading of Scripture, act through us, so that the fruits of your
gifts can patiently grow in us.
Taken from Resources for The Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity 2021, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, p. 18.
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