Prayer

When I begin to pray, God starts to make His presence felt within me. As I pray more, God becomes more and more Someone for me as the light of His face shines upon me. That is, each time, God feels closer, more alive and more present within me.

Not only that. One also begins to contemplate the light of His face. The things that happen around me, the people or circumstances that I observe with my senses take on new significance. They appear to be covered with the light of His presence, framed with His will. It is not that the facts and the things are magically covered with the divine light, but rather that when the eyes of man are full of God, everything that those eyes contemplate appears to be adorned with God.

According to the degree by which we move this process forward, new desires to be with God are born. And depending on the time we frequently and profoundly spend with Him, our difficulties will be overcome in Him, by Him, and with Him. We bear ordeals with peace. We overcome disgust. Our failures do not destroy us. Where there was violence, now there is gentleness. We happily assume sacrifices and are reborn to spread love and the joy of life.

Extracted from the book “Transfiguration” by Father Ignacio Larrañaga