Ahuv Sheli

I have ventured into a very ‘exciting experience' these past few weeks following my Purpose Driven Life Sessions ...  ~ Silent, hidden, delightful ~ journey to the heart A couple of friends started asking me to pray with and for them at regular hours and I did so ~ diligently waking up at the time we have agreed upon to pray together ~ meditating God's Words as the day progresses.  *It has been several years since I have taken hold of my breviary and prayed with a community...  A group of Dominicans gathered in adoration and prayer taken after typhoon Maring. I had a chance to pray with them. Immersed in prayer with spiritual companions led me to understand the depth and importance of praying for others. I've also been carefully rereading a compilation of homilies and reflections of a Spiritual Father and took in short retreats and visited the Blessed Sacrament in between the holidays we had last week. Some friends would ask me 'how...

...I opened up a box I have kept hidden for years… "You were within me, but I was outside..." Late Have I loved You (St. Augustine's prayer)~  Gungor's   http://youtu.be/vxaCs3vRpG0 via Opendrive.com --------------- While this is an anticipation to the next chapters of The Purpose Driven Life, it is also a response to Rick Warren's 20th Chapter on Restoring Broken Relationships. "Who do the crowds say that I am?" ~ Lk. 9,18 NIV I took in a few days away from the net ~ Rick Warren, my prayer partner, intimate friends, work, one-week laundry (?)... I packed up my things Friday afternoon and spent time with a young sage. A few days before I left, I felt a light bulb switched everywhere inside of me (mirroring; enlightenment) , and I began to see the dark creatures that crawled in my being (sins), snatching me away from my focus. My intimate friend redirected  me to the road of gratitude but I felt  wounds opening ...