As pre-contemplative and contemplative prayer play an essential role in the process of purification. Let us look at it more closely.

The spiritual life is divided into two periods. The first we call pre-contemplative. Spiritual progress is achieved through our own effort. We need to reflect, evaluate, examine our conscience. we consider, decide and make resolutions. These resolutions are renewed and put into practice, until the desired change in ourselves has taken place. Love and faith have grow in us. It goes without saying that all these endeavours are impossible without the accompanying grace of God. All the same; it is we ourselves who make the effort to progress spiritually, it is we who work for the kingdom of God in the sweat of our brow.

After a certain time we are led into the contemplative phase. Our way of procedure changes. Instead of exerting ourselves to make progress, we now need to learn to look at God alone and let go of everything else. We trust that everything else will be added unto us, if we solely orient ourselves to God. The difference is very important. In the contemplative phase our sole endeavour is directed to our relationship with God.

Everything else happens by itself, occurs, is given. We no longer worry about the course of things on earth. This does not mean inactivity, but our activity has lost all anxiety. We are gradually becoming independent of results. The pressure for achievement disappears. During the pre-contemplative phase our effort was directly turned to changing ourselves and the world. we have to obtain results. This causes pressure, worry and stress.

These two form..........

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -