Dear LIS Friends,
As the year draws to a close, we look forward to possible resolutions awaiting us in the new year. We ask ourselves, “What habits will we change? What will we do more of, or do differently?” Now that we’ve been doing differently and adapting to change for most of 2020, our need may be for comfort and stability.
Fr. Frank Buckley’s words, “go within or you will go without” from our Ignatian Immersion Experience in November are so simple, yet packed with wisdom. What if our resolution could be an exercise of going within on a more regular basis? What if the comfort and stability we seek only require time with ourselves? The prayer I say before going within is,
“Come Holy Spirit, come now, come as you wish. Consume in me whatever prevents me from being consumed by you.”
This prayer centers me and allows me to tend to my inner voice where my emotions are like smoke signals that lead me to the source of the movements within. Some moments of stillness in the Lord are more fruitful than others, but I always walk away full of the Spirit!
My prayer is that we go within to seek freedom from any obstacles that prevent us from being aware of our emotions. It is in this self-awareness that we can fulfill our worthy purpose and be our best selves!
In peace,
Lori Stanley
Executive Director
