This is the movement of the Holy Family.

Welcome to our Rosedary Meditation.

Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Let's call to mind all those who've promised to pray for,

especially Olivia and Margo

through the intercession of Blessed Pauline Jericho.

Now we've been meditating on the spiritual journey,

the journey of prayer, and today we reflect on the mountaintop experience of

contemplation. Teresa of Avalon said meditation is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends.

It means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us. The great thing about prayer is that it is

friendship with Jesus, but that is also the problem with prayer. When I have coffee or a meal or take a walk with a friend, I can

see them and hear them. I have a firsthand direct experience of the friend I am with.

But with prayer, I cannot see God. I don't hear his audible voice and I don't experience his presence. Yes I have faith that prayer

really is time spent in friendship with Jesus.

Faith is when you hold something to be true based on the testimony of God. God tells us something we couldn't have known on our own

and we make the decision to accept what God says is true. I believe God is with me in prayer because Jesus told us so and I trust

what he said and that's why I take it on faith and I spend time with him in prayer even when I can't see or hear him as I do my other

friends.

All that being true, I want more.

I'm not satisfied with prayer this way. I hunger and thirst to taste and see how good the Lord is.

I want to experience him, and I'm tired of walking through this desert.

Our Father who art in heaven, hallow would be your name, Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

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