You are listening to the St. Jose Maria Institute podcast.

Please enjoy today's meditation.

My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.

I adore you with profound reverence. I ask your pardon for my sins

and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful. My immaculate mother, St. Joseph, my father and Lord,

my guardian angel, intercede for me.

The life of Jesus Christ, your life, my Lord, is a constant revelation.

God coming to this world, assuming our human nature, reveals himself.

And you and I, like the apostles and the people that were following Jesus, learn little by little more about this life that Jesus is bringing to us,

this light, this truth. And it's a gradual understanding. And sometimes in our times of prayer, in my times when I dialogue with you, my Lord, I see things very clearly, very specific teachings.

Many times it's not that clear.

And that's okay.

I pray, I meet you, I accompany you in from the tabernacle, or even in my car, or in my room.

And there's nothing specific about my life or any specific question.

But being with you somehow transforms me.

And that's what the apostles experienced many times. I think it's very similar to what

happens in families or in friendships. We get to know more and more about our parents, our siblings,

friends, and we appreciate it better, especially if they cared about us when we were younger.

We really thank them, right?

And today maybe it is a good day to think about parents, teachers, mentors, coaches that had

a tremendous impact in our lives, in our vocation.

They are, or they were at some point part of our journey,

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