PRAYER
Let us be grateful.
(St Mary of the Cross, 1875)
Since our last newsletter, we have celebrated the Feast of Mary MacKillop (St Mary of the Cross). Like us, in her life, Mary experienced great joy and faced many challenges. As we navigate the ongoing challenges of lockdown, we can learn much from Mary’s approach to dealing with hardship.
Her mantra was …..let us be grateful. This echoed Meister Eckhart, the 13th century mystic who said. ‘If the only prayer you said was thank you – that would be enough’.
Being grateful takes practice. Beginning our evening prayers/reflection by naming and giving thanks for the good things of the day is a good starting point.
‘I give praise to your Holy Name, O Beloved, with gratitude and joy’ (Psalm 54:6)