Matthew under the arm 2

I am using the New Jerusalem Bible for this exercise.
So get your coffe or tea, or something, out and have a read:
Matthew 1. 18-25.
Then.... prepare for some prayer....

The emphasis on the Holy Spirit is fundamental as it is the presence of the activity of God at the very roots of our living. The Holy Spirit, in a sense, is the means by which all human life comes into being. It is mistake to see Christ’s birth as unique in some distant inaccessible way. Of course, all birth is unique. The birth of Christ draws attention to God’s involvement in this creativity. Nor is this limited to the conception of a new child. The Holy Spirit IS the creativity of God who constantly is in the ‘new’ - firmly in the history and life-system of the universe.

So use this sentence in the moments of your day that you give to silence:

I would realise the Life of Christ within me through the Holy Spirit



This meditation demands self-acceptance, the love of yourself and, of course, patience. Realising the depth of the Holy Spirit within you is a lifetime’s process. As your development as a human takes time, so does your spiritual development. So, slow down and take time with this sentence. By practicing this prayer at the beginning of the day when you are alert and expectant, you are cooperating with the vibrancy of God within, who wants to bring to birth in you the Christ. Christ is not limited to the biblical Gospels. He is Gospeling himself in you. You not only have a Gospel to tell that is your story of Christ within you, but that you are a Gospel by the way you are.

+Martin

Argylland The Isles