January 27, 2012

Reflection on the Spirit of the Sacred Heart January 27, 2012

The Territories of Friendship    Many have passed along this way, have halted evening come, to view spread out below the ever-widening prospect of their golden world. But they keep silence; this territory is not won with guides, for each self must find the way and enter step by step into the promised land.    Excerpt of a poem by April O'Leary rscj,province of England - Wales    (http://www.rscjinternational.org/en/spirituality/creative-space-publicmenu-35/2558-england-wales--poem-by-april-oleary-rscj.html)

For Reflection...      We are called to enter the open Heart of Christ and dwell there. ... This is the inward movement where we learn to know His Heart with all its interior dispositions. ... Jesus calls each of us to a deep, personal encounter with Him. ... To know His Heart is to love Him and to allow the Spirit to transform us so that we may radiate His love to others. Our call to contemplation, a compelling love written in our hearts by the Spirit, makes us seek and cherish prolonged times of prayer. Our union and conformity with the Heart of Jesus widens our capacity to love and to let ourselves be loved. ...We are called to be God's Heart in the world today. Excerpt of a reflection by Helen Rosenthal, rscj, province of the United States (http://www.rscjinternational.org/en/spirituality/reflections/92-0904/391-the-pierced-heart-of-jesus-spirituality-for-today.html)               Artwork by Bethanie Sulleza           http://www.rscjinternational.org/en/spirituality/creative-space-publicmenu-35/2506-philippines--artwork-by-bethanie-sulleza.html