Sacrament of the Present Moment - Awareness

"The present moment holds infinite riches beyond your wildest dreams..." 

Jean-Pierre de Caussade S.J., The Sacrament of the Present Moment

    
     Jean-Pierre de Caussade was born in Toulouse, France, and took his final vows as a member of the Society of Jesus in 1708.  In 1731 he was appointed spiritual director in charge of a Jesuit retreat house where he became the spiritual director for the Nuns of the Visitation.   His notes to the nuns form the small book, The Sacrament of the Present Moment.   

     I've come to realize that it is Awareness that enables us to "Find the Sacred in the Ordinary" and to appreciate the "Sacrament of the Present Moment."

   As you go through your day, take a moment every so often to simply

•       Stop 
•       Breathe deeply  
•       Look around 
•       Listen

     You may be amazed at all you have been missing.  Too often we take things for granted, and become blind to our surroundings.

     Messages of comfort, encouragement, love, consolation, challenge, hope, faith, and more are present in all that we encounter. 

"We learn through what happens to us from one moment to the next...Each moment is a revelation of God."    Jean-Pierre de Caussade S.J.