Meditation

Today is the day that Jesus’ body lies in his tomb, the violence is over and there is a peaceful silence. We wait outside and meditate on all that has happened and joyfully anticipate what is to come, his wonderful resurrection on Easter Sunday.

I love the Ignatian way of reading scripture, where you place yourself in the scene and think about all that is taking place and become part of it. You then ask yourself questions about how you are feeling and what you are thinking about what is going on. Here on Easter Saturday we can contemplate the atmosphere after the crucifixion and placing of Jesus’ body in the tomb and let feelings flow through us about that in silent, contemplative prayer.

Whenever we do meditate, we should do so in God’s capable hands. If we aren’t reading scripture but just want to simply ‘drift’ and be with God, we need to keep focussing on him and making sure that the meditation is directed to him. One phrase a priest gave to me that he used to use when meditating were the words: ‘God is Love’. You start by thinking about these words and saying them in your mind and very slowly reduce them to ‘God is’ and then simply to ‘God’. Our minds do need a focus so keep this in mind when you meditate and it will keep other worldly thoughts at bay.

I do pray for you to have a contemplative, peaceful Easter Saturday.

God bless,