Jesus Night #1

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Today we were able to spend 2 hours with Jesus. My time went really well and I was able to spend some time reflecting on Jesus's love for me and the world. I went into St. Monica Parish and I spent an hour filled with Eucharistic Adoration, the Stations of the Cross and praying for our Loving Mother Mary and St. Monica's intercession for my time here at St. Monica. After my first hour with Jesus was over, I headed over to the beach and spent some time reading some passages that Pope Benedict advised us to read in his first encyclical God is Love. I have really enjoyed reading the encyclical so far and it gives a very different but precise account for how to understand the complexity and the wonderful love that God has for us. I soon got lost into listening to the waves and looking at God's creation as the sun was going down. It was an amazingly beautiful night and I was very sure that God was present. After my 2 hours with Jesus, I went back to join the rest of my project group for prayer. I really enjoyed my time with the rest of the college students because we were able to communicate what God was doing in each of our lives and how we could pray for each other's needs.

In Christ,
Flora