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I. BEFORE MEDITATION
1.. Quiet myself physically & mentally
2.. Reflect on the Presence of God.
3.. Preparatory prayer.
II. PRELUDES
1.. Passage to meditate.
2.. Composition of place.
3.. Grace to ask.
III. MEDITATION
1.. Read the passage slowly.
2.. Divide into two or three points.
3.. Look for 'jumping off' points.
4.. Persons, words, actions, Jesus.
5.. Follow lead of the Holy Spirit.
IV. CONVERSATION
1.. Speak from your heart.
2.. Make a resolution.
3.. Rest in God's Love.
V. CLOSING PRAYER
1.. An Our Father, Hail Mary, etc.
VI. EXAMINATION OF PRAYER
1.. Did I prepare myself to pray?
2.. Was I able to pray or was I distracted? Why?
3.. Did God seem close to me, or far away? Why?
4.. Did any particular prayer or Scripture strike me?
5.. Was God telling me something in my meditation?
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Allan C. Ong / Fr. Tom Carzon
Last Modified: Friday, 18-Feb-2005 16:47:36 PST
