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January 26, 2012 

(Psa 46:10) Be still and see that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.

POPE BENEDICT XVI: "The God of biblical revelation speaks also without words: 'As the Cross of Christ demonstrates, God also speaks by His silence. If God speaks to us even in silence, we in turn discover in silence the possibility of speaking with God and about God.  ...  In speaking of God's grandeur, our language will always prove inadequate and must make space for silent contemplation.  Out of such contemplation springs forth, with all its inner power, the urgent sense of mission, the compelling obligation 'to communicate that which we have seen and heard' so that all may be in communion with God".

"In silent contemplation, then, the eternal Word, through Whom the world was created, becomes ever more powerfully present and we become aware of the plan of salvation that God is accomplishing throughout our history by word and deed.  ...  This plan of salvation culminates in the person of Jesus of Nazareth, the mediator and the fullness of all revelation.  He has made known to us the true face of God the Father and by His Cross and Resurrection has brought us from the slavery of sin and death to the freedom of the children of God.  The fundamental question of the meaning of human existence finds in the mystery of Christ an answer capable of bringing peace to the restless human heart.  The Church's mission springs from this mystery; and it is this mystery which impels Christians to become heralds of hope and salvation, witnesses of that love which promotes human dignity and builds justice and peace".

FROM THE MAILBAG: Saint Romuald’s Brief Rule

"Sit in your cell as in paradise.  Put the whole world behind you and forget it.  Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish.  The path you must follow is in the Psalms—never leave it.

If you have just come to the monastery, and in spite of your good will you cannot accomplish what you want, take every opportunity you can to sing the Psalms in your heart and to understand them with your mind.

And if your mind wanders as you read, do not give up; hurry back and apply your mind to the words once more.

Realize above all that you are in God’s presence, and stand there with the attitude of one who stands before the emperor.

Empty yourself completely and sit waiting, content with the grace of God, like the chick who tastes nothing and eats nothing but what his mother brings him".

Saint Romuald’s Brief Rule is taken from Saint Bruno of Qerfurt’s Lives of the Five Brothers (Chapter nineteen).  It was written around AD 1006—about twenty years before Saint Romuald’s death—and is based on reports from Saint John, one of the “five brothers”, who, like Saint Bruno, knew Saint Romuald well.  We can therefore be certain we have here an authentic version of Saint Romuald’s teaching and spirit.

BOOK EXCERPT: An archer depends on the strength of his bow, but if he keeps it strung all the time, the string loses strength.  To keep a how strong, it must be unstrung and given time to rest.  That is how God designed you also.

If you keep your body strung on high alert all the time, as I talked about earlier, then when you are ready to shoot, you will not have the tension or elasticity necessary to aim well and hit your target.  Like an archer, you aced to find times to unstring your bow, so to speak_

If you constantly push yourself beyond God's boundaries for your life, you will be ineffective and also miss a blessing God ordained for you.

Thoughts and Sayings of Saint Margaret Mary: Various Subjects

11. Have no reserve with Him Who wishes to dwell within you as the source of eternal life. He would reign in you, to rule and govern you, by being the motive power of all your actions and the object of all your affections.

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