Evening Reflection and Prayer – 19 April 2021

God cannot be found by weighing the present against the future or the past, but only by sinking into the heart of the present as it is.

As I contemplate Sister Moon’s journey across the sky, I can’t help but think of these words of Thomas Merton from his journal.**

The sun has set and the Vesper Lights flicker and glow

It has been a long but fruitful day

I am thankful for impromptu pastoral visits

I am thankful for time to reflect and finish the final paper for class

I am thankful for moments to simply Be Still

I am thankful for snuggle time with my sweetheart and our puppy

I am thankful for this present moment

Now as my eyelids grow heavy

I lift this humble prayer to you

Dona Nobis Pacem

Grant Us Peace

A wee prayer from the heart of your Padre…

**Entering the Silence as found on page 83 of Thomas Merton: A Book of Hours