You, oh Lord, abide for ever
and will not for ever be angry with us,
for You have taken pity on us
who are earth and ashes;
and so it was pleasing in Your sight
to give new form to my deformity.
You goaded me within
to make me chafe impatiently
until You should grow clear to my spiritual sight.
At the unseen touch of Your medicine
my swelling subsided,
while under the stinging eye-salve of curative pain
the fretful darkened vision of my spirit
began to improve day by day.
St. Augustine of Hippo
Prayer and Meditation is a form of conscious contact with God in which an attempt is made
to communicate our needs to God, and reflect upon the will of God. The meaning
of meditation is derived from the Latin word meditari (to concentrate).
Meditation is the process of deliberately focusing on specific thoughts (e.g.
the will of God, a beautiful experience, a spiritual desire, or relief from
specific mental or spiritual pain, etc.) and thinking on their meaning in the context of God's
Love, and our perspective of that love. This type of meditation is intended to stimulate thought and
receive a deeper understanding of God. It is for cultivating the personal relationship
with God.
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I asked God for strength that I might achieve. I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for help, that I might do greater things. I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches, that I might be happy. I was given poverty, that I might be wise. I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men. I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God. I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life. I was given life, that I might enjoy all things. I got nothing that I asked for but everything I hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I am, among all men, most richly blessed.
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