my eyes opened little by little

God wants us to see him, recognize him, come to him, know him. He is always standing at the door and knocking. It turns out that we just aren't paying attention. He wants to speak to us, to show us the way. But we have to, like St Ignatius, open our eyes little by little, till we take in more and more of the reality beyond this present temporal one. It is as if we are walking in a hall way and as we walk along, we notice, or we don't notice, that the sides of the hall are windows. covered with long curtains. Then we notice, or we don't notice, that some light is coming from outside, through a small opening in the curtain. We ignore this, or we walk up to this opening. We look into this opening, to get a glimpse . If we look out to see what is out there we are allowing our eyes to open, little by little, or the curtain to open little by little. God is waiting for us to come , to look through and to find Him and His reality. God brings us all understanding, if we want it.

Wisdom 6:1-25.."She hastens to make herself known in anticipation of men's desire; he who watches for her at dawn shall not be disappointed, for he shall find her sitting by his gate"

rule 11

In rule 11, We focus on the necessary attitude of humility when in consolation and trust in desolation. But it is important to meditate on the results that will come, as a result of these postures. What I mean is when we lower ourself, when we are high, and raise ourself when we are low, we will find ourselves making a path that is more direct and straight. As we begin this spiritual walk, the first thing we notice is that we are all over the place, up for a minute, in the pit, the next. This is the chaos that will be ordered by the spirit of order, the Holy Spirit.

So don't be discouraged by the wide ranges of emotions, and ups and downs when you are beginning. As you reach up when down, and down when up, you will find yourself correcting and minimizing the deep lows and the big highs. This will fulfill the promise in Isaiah 42:16

"I will lead the blind on their journey; by paths unknown I will guide them. I will turn darkness into light before them, and make crooked ways straight. These thins I do for them, and I will not forsake them"

this will bring us to a more mature spirituality. Then we will not be blown around as a tumbleweed by every obstacle and trial. Praise God. What a beautiful promise, we can truely be captive set free!

reflecting on Magnificat meditation of Sunday oct 23

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Patrick Madrid in the Magnificat for today, very clearly describes a
heart, captive set free. This is the heart that St Ignatius is trying
to build in us.
He has abandoned himself to the will of God, he is not trying to make
a hybrid Will; half MY will and half God's will. NO he wants us to be
searching our heart, our understanding for God and His will.
Then he wants us to jump into that will without reserve, once it has
been discerned. This is our path, the very same one that we are
learning how to navigate.
He has no hesitations he is ready he says "My face is set My gait is
fast, my goal is heaven. My road is narrow, my way is rough,my
companions are few, my guide is reliable (our guardian angel), and my
mission is clear."
We even hear the same words PATH and MISSION. We can hear the sense
of urgency and the single minded and generous response to God who he
clearly loves.
When I read this I am fired up again to me more vigilant and more
generous as I approach today. I will be Gods anointed soldier as I
maneuver through my path today