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00:00Contemplation
00:26If we return to the illustration that shows us the divine ladder, where each step of the divine lesson is graphically described, we can notice that there is an intermediate step between the oraxio and the axio.
00:42This moment is known as contemplaxio, and it is nothing other than that time for contemplative love, to leave a space of stillness and silence.
00:56It is the opportunity to rest my head on the loving chest of Jesus, and to hear how his heart burns with love for each one of us, for me.
01:08This silence is also necessary to allow the Holy Spirit to help us discover what God is asking us to do with the message He has given us.
01:20It is time to put his word into action.
01:25Action
01:26Finally, it follows that we move to action.
01:30To do that which moves the life of the believer to become a gift to others through charity.
01:38Thus, the word of God helps me to deepen my sense of belonging to the church, to understand what my role should be within it.
01:51To evangelize, above all, through my life, specifically in my daily actions.
01:57Listening to God means paying attention to what He tells us, but not just with our ears, but by involving our whole being.
02:09It implies obedience to his words, as the evangelist Saint John tells us.
02:14If you obey my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I obey my Father's commandments and remain in his love.
02:26You are my friends if you do what I tell you.
02:32Do what He commands us.
02:35These last words give us the key to why it is necessary to put this given word into practice.
02:44We said at the beginning that Moses' way of communicating with God was like someone talking to a friend,
02:51and that this is the mode of communication we long to have.
02:57Well then, to call ourselves His friends, it is necessary to do what He tells us,
03:03and not out of mere submission, but out of love, to remain in his love through obedience.
03:14We can say that without this practice of the word, everything remains an illusion.
03:20And it's not that the time spent in the Lord's presence isn't beneficial,
03:24But we fall short if we do not do what we were told.
03:30We miss out on experiencing the message of salvation.
03:33When we do not act in accordance with this understanding, it cannot even be said that the word has been understood.
03:42as explained by Saint Gregory the Great.
03:44The word of God is truly understood only when one begins to put it into practice.
03:53At this moment, the action consists of practice, of obeying the word,
04:01in living a daily imperative, becoming true witnesses of the Gospel,
04:08The Greek term used in the New Testament to designate obedience is the verb ipakouein,
04:22which literally translated means to listen,
04:27in the sense of carrying out what has been heard.
04:32The psalmist sings
04:34My people did not listen to my voice, Israel would not obey me,
04:41God laments in the Bible.
04:44We can see that in its most original meaning,
04:49Listening then means submitting to the word,
04:53to recognize in her a real power over us,
04:57But not only theoretically, but practically as well.
05:03That is, always doing what the word commands.
05:09Now, we should ask ourselves at this point,
05:13What does this daily imperative entail?
05:16That the words of God, under the present action of the Spirit,
05:21They become an expression of God's living will for us.
05:25It is obedience that we can all do, without exception.
05:32You cannot cultivate the word of God without also cultivating obedience.
05:37Otherwise, one becomes ipso facto disobedient.
05:42To disobey means to listen poorly, distractedly.
05:47Indeed, the word of God is living and effective,
05:52more penetrating than a double-edged sword.
05:55It penetrates to the very root of the soul and spirit,
05:58probing the bones and marrow,
06:01to test the most intimate desires and thoughts.
06:05Every creature is transparent to her.
06:09Everything is laid bare and exposed,
06:12in the eyes of the one to whom we must give accounts.
06:16This is the final thread of the divine lesson.
06:20To allow the follower of Christ to move beyond a reading of the written word,
06:25of the dead letter,
06:26to the experience of the life-giving word.
06:29It is recognizing that the printed word becomes a living word
06:34as it is meditated upon, internalized, and experienced within ourselves.
06:42Keep His word, listen to it, and practice it.
06:47This is what truly leads us to be made in the image and likeness of God.
06:53The divine lesson, as we already said,
06:55The process is not complete until action is taken.
07:00This is the most important moment of our meeting.
07:06We ask ourselves, how am I going to practice the word?
07:10This answer will determine what happens in each of us.
07:15that life in Christ may truly develop.
07:20In the practice of the divine lesson there is a spiritual direction,
07:25so to speak,
07:27ordinary and daily,
07:28which consists of discovering
07:30what God wants in different situations
07:33in which human beings usually find themselves in life.
07:37But how do I formulate my action?
07:41This is usually part of the divine lesson
07:44which takes longer to learn to discover,
07:46But as time goes by, it becomes clearer.
07:51It's about turning good inspiration into something new.
07:54in specific resolutions.
07:57For example,
07:59pray more,
08:01good inspiration,
08:03to get up 15 minutes earlier to pray,
08:07specific resolution,
08:09forgive,
08:10good inspiration,
08:11Find the friend I know is upset with me tomorrow.
08:17specific resolution,
08:19be more humble,
08:21good inspiration,
08:23Offer a fast during the week to grow in this virtue,
08:27specific resolution.
08:30As we can see,
08:31It's about giving a practical application to the message received.
08:35to the good inspirations we have received from the Holy Spirit.
08:40Many people wonder when is the best time to pray during the day.
08:46And the truth is that it's when it happens,
08:49But the ideal time is in the morning.
08:52because that's when we begin our activities
08:55and through the divine lesson
08:57we can have a direction in our actions.
09:00The beautiful thing about this practice is that prayer
09:04It does not end when we conclude our encounter with God,
09:08but through action
09:11Our prayer extends and continues throughout the day,
09:16since we live according to what has been asked of us.
09:19And then, indeed,
09:22We can walk with the confidence that God
09:24guide our steps,
09:27as the psalmist sings.
09:29Your word is a lamp to my feet.
09:31and a light on my path.
09:35We summarize what has been presented in this synoptic chart.
09:37If we look at it, on one hand we have some questions
09:42and on the other side,
09:45each of the steps that make up the divine lesson.
09:48First question, what do we do?
09:52At the next step of the lesson, read the text.
09:56On the step of meditaxio, meditate on the word.
10:00In the oraxio, to pray the word.
10:03In the oraxio, to live the word.
10:07How do I identify this moment?
10:10The lesson, the word prayed.
10:13Meditaxio, God speaks to man.
10:16In the oraxio, man responds to God.
10:18And in the oraxio, the daily imperative.
10:23What question do I ask myself?
10:25In the lesson, what does God say in the text?
10:29In the meditaxio, what does it tell me?
10:32In the prayer, what do I say to God?
10:35And finally, in the oraxio, how am I going to practice the word?
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