The psalmist prays, “If today you hear His voice, harden not your hearts.”  Let us not harden our hearts.  St. Francis de Sales teaches us the ways of the heart; he said that our heart is being formed and conformed to God’s heart.  Our friendships should be heart speaking to heart; helping each other grow closer to God

Love and freedom are central to our relationship with God, and they are foundational to our prayer life.  Living the “present moment” gives each of us the “privileged” opportunity to know God and to do God’s will.  “Go to Prayer in Faith.  Remain there in Hope.  Go out only by Love.” [deSales] 

Essential in prayer is the disposition of our heart; we are called to have the heart of God, here are “… the conditions necessary to pray ….  

The first … we must be little and humble; second … we must have a goodly supply of hope, and third keep our minds fixed on Jesus Christ crucified.” [deSales] 

Jean Valjean in Les Miserables says, “To love another is to see the face of God.”  Valjean without saying it or possible without realizing it points to a basic teaching of the Catholic Church; we are made in the image and likeness of God. 

de Sales teaches, “Prayer is … a conversation of the soul with God.” [Treatise on the Love of God]  Silence is many times the best prayer; like sitting with a love one watching a sunset, no words are necessary; the two hearts are one.

God already knows our needs, our wants and our desires before we utter a word; we need to attune ourselves with what God wants for us, for our good.  Today reflect on Salesian Scholar Wendy Wright questions, “What claims your love?”  “Where do [your] deepest desires lie?”

I believe to find true peace and contentment we must give our heart, soul and will to God – for God’s good pleasure.

What do you believe and what do you live?

May God Be Praised!