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The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Monday, Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest, 31 July 2023 Exodus 32:15-24, 30-34 <*((((>< + ><))))*> Matthew 13:31-35
Glory and praise to you, God our loving Father, our Lord and Master, our Origin and Home; thank you for the gift of St. Ignatius of Loyola who taught us through his "Spiritual Exercises" to truly pray by seeking you and only you alone.
Teach me, O Lord, to be patient and persevering in my prayer life, to never be contented with mere feelings and self-absorption that are manipulative like what your people felt at the foot of Mount Sinai while awaiting Moses; let me be at home with desolation and dryness, being still when nothing seems to happen, finding you when you seem nowhere, desiring you most while amid all of these like in awaiting the sprouting of a mustard seed or the leavening of bread in Christ's parable.
Many times we feel we are awaiting you, God when actually it is you who awaits us always to experience you and your presence, your love and mercy if we could just be still and silent. Amen. St. Ignatius of Loyola, Pray for us.
