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If you are too depressed to pray try this

Posted by PEG on 12/7/2007, 12:13 pm
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love the depressed prayer mode LOVE IT Its wonderful and thanks so much.

PEG POSTED

In the haunting darkness where all communication had gone silent, they found loneliness, boredom, frustration, anger. Were they praying? Yes.
If this is happening to you, try these forms of prayer and contemplative love.

Find a Quiet Place

Put on some soothing music. Keep it soft and gentle. Take a few deep breaths, holding each one for a few seconds and then slowly exhaling. Relax. Feel the chair you're sitting on, your feet on the floor. Smell the scents in the room. Imagine Jesus coming toward you with a smile on his face. Tell him how you are feeling right now-anxious, uncomfortable, fidgety, distracted, wanting to focus. Tell him what things are like for you today. Open your heart to him. Feel his presence very close to you. Let his love into your heart. Thank him for this gift.

Go for a Walk

Take some pleasant music with you. As you go, notice the sky, feel the season. Recognize what is around you. Feel at home right now. Offer your heart to Jesus, even if your pain is deep. Though you may be alone on your walk, Jesus is in your heart. Tell him what you see...the beauty around you. Tell him how you feel...even if it is dark. Remember he wants you to tell him everything in your life...joys and pains.
Remember Others Who Are Hurting

Call to mind someone else you know who is hurting or sick. Focus for a few minutes on what that person may be feeling, and on what you would like to say to him or her. Lift this person up by name to Jesus and ask his blessing on them.

Hold On to the Cross

Hold a crucifix in your hands. Close your eyes and think of Jesus in agony. Join your sufferings to his in his act of redemption.
Hold On to God's Word

If you're feeling low, go to a quiet place and hold your Bible. Read Psalm 130 or focus on a phrase of it. Embrace how you feel, even if it's uncomfortable. Know that God is loving you through these moments of darkness.

Open Yourself to God

When you are unable to focus because your mind is racing, try to remember and pray the words, "My God, I love you." Open yourself to God's love.

Reflect on Jesus' Cry
Turn on soft music. Read this Bible verse over and over while thinking about it: "My God, my God, why have you forgotten me?" (cf. Mk 15:34). This is Jesus' own prayer of emptiness and abandonment.

Stop By Your Church
When you pass by your local church, stop in for a few minutes. Pause and connect with the One who loves you.

Repeat the Name of Jesus
If you can't get up, lie still and repeat the name of Jesus over, and over, and over. His love catches these words and he embraces you with love.
Spend Time in God's Presence

Go to Eucharistic adoration and spend some time in God's presence.

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--Previous Message-- : love the depressed prayer mode LOVE IT Its : wonderful and thanks so much. : : PEG POSTED : : In the haunting darkness where all : communication had gone silent, they found : loneliness, boredom, frustration, anger. : Were they praying? Yes. : If this is happening to you, try these forms : of prayer and contemplative love. : : Find a Quiet Place : : Put on some soothing music. Keep it soft and : gentle. Take a few deep breaths, holding : each one for a few seconds and then slowly : exhaling. Relax. Feel the chair you're : sitting on, your feet on the floor. Smell : the scents in the room. Imagine Jesus coming : toward you with a smile on his face. Tell : him how you are feeling right now-anxious, : uncomfortable, fidgety, distracted, wanting : to focus. Tell him what things are like for : you today. Open your heart to him. Feel his : presence very close to you. Let his love : into your heart. Thank him for this gift. : : Go for a Walk : : Take some pleasant music with you. As you : go, notice the sky, feel the season. : Recognize what is around you. Feel at home : right now. Offer your heart to Jesus, even : if your pain is deep. Though you may be : alone on your walk, Jesus is in your heart. : Tell him what you see...the beauty around : you. Tell him how you feel...even if it is : dark. Remember he wants you to tell him : everything in your life...joys and pains. : Remember Others Who Are Hurting : : Call to mind someone else you know who is : hurting or sick. Focus for a few minutes on : what that person may be feeling, and on what : you would like to say to him or her. Lift : this person up by name to Jesus and ask his : blessing on them. : : Hold On to the Cross : : Hold a crucifix in your hands. Close your : eyes and think of Jesus in agony. Join your : sufferings to his in his act of redemption. : Hold On to God's Word : : If you're feeling low, go to a quiet place : and hold your Bible. Read Psalm 130 or focus : on a phrase of it. Embrace how you feel, : even if it's uncomfortable. Know that God is : loving you through these moments of : darkness. : : Open Yourself to God : : When you are unable to focus because your : mind is racing, try to remember and pray the : words, "My God, I love you." Open : yourself to God's love. : : Reflect on Jesus' Cry : Turn on soft music. Read this Bible verse : over and over while thinking about it: : "My God, my God, why have you forgotten : me?" (cf. Mk 15:34). This is Jesus' own : prayer of emptiness and abandonment. : : Stop By Your Church : When you pass by your local church, stop in : for a few minutes. Pause and connect with : the One who loves you. : : Repeat the Name of Jesus : If you can't get up, lie still and repeat : the name of Jesus over, and over, and over. : His love catches these words and he embraces : you with love. : Spend Time in God's Presence : : Go to Eucharistic adoration and spend some : time in God's presence. :

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