Fully Present: death of a friend
I will strive to be fully present in prayer today. Jim Manney SJ
A Prayer for George
Today my friend returns
to the infinite generosity of creation.
Responsibilities to life complete
he exhales to inception.
But what of us who wait and watch
transcendent re-formation?
How shall we anchor our minds
witness holy institution?
What shall we do with our aching hearts
welcome origination?
Fountain of wisdom quench our thirst
for comprehension.
Hold us holy in the present moment
rapt in grace, full of compassion.
Today my friend returns
to the infinite generosity of creation
help us hold him in Holy Presence
beyond imagination.
Prayer by Debra Asis
Jim Manney, SJ’s above question is found in today’s selection in An Ignatian Book of Days by Jim Manney, a series of daily reflections from the Spiritual Wisdom of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Throughout the book we hear the voices of St. Ignatius as well as many great thinkers and writers, long gone and present day, each uniquely revealing the way of finding God in all things.And that is my intention; to find God/Divine Presence/Ultimate Reality in whatever presents itself to me each day in 2024.
Each day I read, reflect and write on the selection, hoping to articulate the ways in which I come to know God/Divine Presence/Ultimate Reality via personal experience, impelled by the leading of my inner life.
INVITATION
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Debra Asis
