Finding Peace in a Noisy World

One way to deepen your faith formation and spiritual growth is to contract with yourself to spend some time in contemplation. We live in a noisy world filled with advertisements, news, views, opinion, and way too much information. Our friend Jesus would on occasion go up onto a mountain to pray. I have always interpreted this as Jesus getting away from the noise and focusing his heart and soul on the love of God. He would be renewed by the nourishment of the Spirit. A contemplative practice, on a regular basis, can help you not be overwhelmed by a conflicted and confusing world. There are lots of tools to do this. I use an app called Second Breath that I find helpful. Some friends use devotional books, yoga, silence and some of the numerous apps on the internet. During the coming Thanksgiving and pre-Christmas weeks, activities, demands and pressures will get noisier. Let the Spirit speak to your heart, comfort your mind and bring rest to your soul so that you can experience each day as the gift from God that it is. Set aside 5-10 minutes a day, with coffee if it helps, to consider how God's love for you can direct the things you do each day.
Along the way, PN