Deep prayer
From today’s Scripture: Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame.—Ps 34:5
If longing for the Lord is the theme of Advent, St. John of the Cross certainly shows us the way. He was a man of deep prayer, a contemplative, who strove to bring vision and rightness to a dark time in the Church. His job was thankless, and he suffered much for challenging a corrupt system, even going to jail. But in that darkness he saw light; in despair and prayer he received consolation. He reflected on that, and wrote about it, so effectively that he is a Doctor of the Church, a foundational thinker. What light will come of this dark season for us?
Let us pray: God, you write straight with crooked lines! Help me to see your true path as I walk through life. Fix my eyes on your loving mercy. I know you forgive my sins; give me the grace to fully accept that forgiveness, to live with joy and peace.
Today’s author is John Feister, an award-winning journalist and member of Glenmary’s Communications Team.
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