Easter Meditation

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

Book 3 Chapter 1: On the Way Christ Speaks Inwardly to the Soul

“Blessed in the soul who hears the Lord speaking within, and from His lips receives the words of comfort.”

Today we begin the third book in the Imitation of Christ. This book deals with interior conversation between God and yourself.  We cannot know Christ unless we meet Him.  If we do not meet Him, how can we fall in love with Him? Now that we have met Him and let Him into our hearts, it is time to fall deeply in love with Him.  A love that is so satisfying, that all the worldly treasures cannot equate to what He has to offer to us.  To fall deeply in love, we must be willing to listen to those “inner whisperings of the Lord.” More importantly, we must learn to ignore the deceitful noise which is all around because that noise tries to distract us and lead us away from Him who is love. It is only those gentle inward voices of God that teach the truth and show us the light.  How often does the world scream out offensive lies and cover us in darkness?  Why is it that we buy into these lies? We try to find joy in these empty promises and material things that make up this world.  “Blessed are the eyes which are closed to things outside, but gaze intently on the things within.”  Where our eyes are focused, so is our heart.  Where our eyes are trained so goes our steps.  We are called to find joy in doing spiritual and corporal works. It is in our outwardly actions that we tell God our interior motivations.  If we serve God alone, we will not become hindered by the distractions of the world.  How long is it going to takes us to realize that we cannot find interior peace in the world?  There is no comfort in the world, but only in Christ.  Christ tells us that “He is our salvation, our peace, and our life; keep close to Him, and in Him you will find peace.”  Christ Jesus is the only source of eternal love; everything else is fleeting and short lived.  The only eternal happiness is in Him who created us to love Him and Him us.

A Simple Prayer 

“Listen, O my soul, to what has been said, and

Close the door of my senses that I may hear inwardly

What the Lord Jesus speaks within my soul.”

Yours in Christ

Michael Marcon