This new year we present a new audio meditation based on Saint Ignatius’ suggestion to ask God “for what I want and desire”. Similar to the Morning and Evening Examens, The Grace I Seek is a two-part daily audio meditation that will help you ask yourself, “What is the grace I seek?”
Pray the 4-minute morning meditation in the morning. The morning track helps you determine the grace you need and ask God for it. The evening track, to be prayed before bed, lets you reflect on the day and see if the grace was given. Click the image to the right or play it here:
The Grace I Seek (Morning Meditation)
Thank you for this. Why I have resisted listening every day is beyond me. But I will start where I am. Mary
I listen to this every morning. Love it. Love it.
Thank you. I need this. It reminds me I am not alone.
This is such a beautiful way to start and end the day. It helps me to focus on what’s important. There are days when sadness and physical pain are there when I awake. These meditations help me to focus on God’s love and the grace I need in the day to truly embrace His love.
How do I register to get this daily? I have tried soooo many sites! So many are good but I need to simplify. My spiritual advisor, a great guy from the Paulist Center in Boston, has been working with me to bring moderation into my life. This just delighted me and brought me clarity. HELP!
Kathleen – That’s wonderful! The meditation does not change daily. You can download the mp3 and put it on your iPod or computer to listen to daily. It’s also on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/godinallthings/sets/the-grace-i-seek
Thank you to all who shared. We are NOT alone. We must use whatever tools that work for us to connect and reconnect AND this is a good one. Mary, I feel the same way. I am amazed that I let myself slide into apathy again and again. “Why I have resisted listening every day is beyond me.” Also again and again, we ARE given the grace to begin again. How great is our Loving, God of Mystery. AMEN! Thank you God. Thank you,Andy Otto. You truly are a God Gift. Thank you to my fellow seekers.
Dear Andy, thankyou. Two weeks have passed since I found this site. I find the simplicity and directness so comforting each morning. Digging deep and really tuning into what IS at that very moment can be an eyeopener. I then have clarity and I know the help I need to live that day with gratitude. Again, thank you, Kathy
Kathleen
I understand your frustration with your ‘apathy ‘ because I find myself that I get into a good prayerful pattern and then life takes control and breaks it. I believe now that it is an opportunity that God uses to pull us back over and over again. It is his opportunity to show how much he loves us
Strange isn’t it that we find comfort in NOT being unique?I love hearing I am in sync with other seekers. Thank you, Teresa for responding. God Is an awesome God!
Kathleen
I understand your frustration with your ‘apathy ‘ because I find myself that I get into a good prayerful pattern and then life takes control and breaks it. I believe now that it is an opportunity that God uses to pull us back over and over again. It is his opportunity to show how much he loves us