Remember Who You Truly Are: Contemplative Christian Prayer

You are the Beloved.

You have been chosen to carry the light of Christ into the world.

You have been called to be an instrument of peace.

Our Most High God has gifted you with His Holy Spirit,

And that Spirit will bear witness to the truth living in you.

You are the Beloved of God.

Have you forgotten who you truly are?

You are loved beyond measure,

Just as Mary was called to bring Jesus into the world,

So you too are now called to be the vessel of the Christ Presence.

You are a divine creation,

Greater than anything in the universe around you.

Greater than the sun that warms and lights the earth by day,

And the radiant moon by night,

Are you?

Lovelier than the stars that pierce the midnight heavens,

Are you?

Braver than the creatures that run the earth or touch the sky,

Are you?

Stronger than the tallest oak tree that can withstand the storms of a hundred years,

Are you?

More glorious than the ocean whose mighty wave breaks in perfect time to meet the shore,

Are you?

For you are a divine creation.

Receive and believe.

You were created by divine love for love.

You hold more glory in your being than all the galaxies.

For one drop of your blood,

One tear that falls from your eye,

One breath that moves gently through your lungs,

One beat of your heart is beyond brilliant.

Every cell that makes up the universe within you is the greatest miracle of all.

It is time.

Open your heart.

Renew your mind.

Turn to the redeeming love of Christ and accept your true self.

Receive,

Believe,

And live.