00:00Meditaxio, meditation.
00:27Let us now move on to the next step, the meditaxio.
00:33The question here is, what does the biblical text tell us?
00:38Me personally?
00:41Here, each person must allow themselves to be questioned, examined,
00:46because it is no longer a matter of considering words spoken in the past, but in the present.
00:54Realizing that God continues to speak to us here and now,
00:59but above all that it does it to each one individually.
01:04It is the listening of an internalized word.
01:07It is letting the voice of God echo in my soul and stir a reaction within me.
01:14To better understand what we mean when we talk about meditation,
01:19We will do it using a word that best defines it.
01:24A very rustic, very rural word.
01:28Ruminate.
01:29This is the action we see cows performing, for example, when they are feeding.
01:37Ruminating is like constantly chewing.
01:41And that's what we're going to do right now.
01:45Chew on the word, savor it, give it a personal meaning.
01:51In the text of Luke 2:51, the author says that in light of the events,
01:58Mary pondered these things in her heart.
02:03Saint Luke uses the Greek word symbolusa,
02:06which means to put in order, to seek the deeper meaning,
02:13to go beyond what can be seen, beyond what seems obvious.
02:17It is at this moment of meditation that we allow God's message to find us.
02:24that what he wants to communicate to us reaches our hearts.
02:30It is necessary to do what Maria, a true symbol, did.
02:36For that, it is necessary to enter into oneself and into the heart of God.
02:41so that his words may enter ours.
02:44To meditate, to create a symbol with the word, is to go beyond what can be seen with the physical eyes.
02:53Initially, when we read, especially if we do it as a group,
02:58We will realize that it seems obvious that he tells us all the same thing.
03:04Meditation is going beyond.
03:07It's about putting things in order and letting ourselves be found by a personal message.
03:12If we return to the example of Simeon, we see how deeply moved he is
03:20because of the moment he was living.
03:24Treasure this gift from God and turn to Him,
03:27in what is one of the most beautiful songs we find in the Holy Scriptures.
03:32We can notice a reaction in these words of Simeon.
03:47He is deeply moved by the word,
03:51in the face of the salvation that it brings.
03:53She cannot contain her excitement at the message she received.
03:58How did Simeon feel about this?
04:01We can see it in his response to the prayer.
04:05When we meditate, it is very important to identify the feeling.
04:13What reaction does the message received from God cause in me?
04:17It's necessary to acknowledge how I feel,
04:21because the feeling that is generated in me is what will guide my response.
04:25It's like when we're in conversation with someone.
04:30We received a message that we know is directed at us specifically.
04:35But that message generates a feeling in me, and this leads to a reaction and a response.
04:42For example, if what they tell me is something that makes me laugh, then I'm going to laugh.
04:48And the words that will follow in my reply will be pleasant.
04:52But if what they tell me makes me uncomfortable,
04:58I can feel offended or angry.
05:02And this completely changes what I'm going to answer,
05:06since it responds to a feeling that arises motivated by the message received.
05:12In our encounter with God, it is necessary to be honest.
05:17Of the entire text, what particularly caught my attention,
05:21whether it's a word, a phrase, a gesture, an action,
05:27That is what the Lord wants to communicate to me.
05:30But how do I identify it?
05:33Because it's something that evokes a feeling in me.
05:38That's what makes me feel excited,
05:42moved, loved, intrigued.
05:45It can even generate less noble feelings.
05:50I may feel embarrassed, upset, or regretful.
05:54That which I begin to feel in my heart, that God is telling me,
06:01It's about doing that exercise of internalization,
06:05and let the word reach the very core,
06:09as the letter to the Hebrews says.
06:10Because the word of God is living and active,
06:15sharper than any double-edged sword,
06:18and penetrates to the very depths of the soul and spirit,
06:22down to the most intimate part of the person,
06:24and judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
06:30Nothing that God has created can be hidden from him.
06:34Everything is clearly exposed to the one to whom we must answer.
06:39That's how it is.
06:42In the face of the word of God,
06:44before the living God who speaks to us here and now,
06:48It is man's responsibility,
06:50having accepted his word,
06:52an answer.
06:54It is precisely at this moment that we enter the next step.
06:59The oraxio.
07:00That's how it is.
07:02In the face of the word of God,
07:04before the living God who speaks to us here and now,
07:07It is man's responsibility,
07:09having accepted his word,
07:12an answer.
07:13It is precisely at this moment that we enter the next step,
07:19the oraxio,
07:20which we will explain in our next session.
07:23Blessing.
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