Contemplation is a full, welcoming embrace of our union with God, and since God is an infinite source of transformative power, we should rightly expect time spent open to the Divine Presence to be transformative. However, the nature and pattern of each transformation are as unique as the person being transformed – we must not think that we will blossom into the same flower or in the same season as someone else, but only be assured that the rays of God’s love will do their work in due time.
And there’s something else: sometimes, even expecting transformation of any kind to come from prayer doesn’t seem quite right – indeed, expecting anything from prayer seems to miss the mark, not because God doesn’t transform, but because authentic prayer will always be about loving God for God’s sake – and letting God love each of us for our sake – rather than anything God might choose to do in us. On this weekend especially, I can’t help but think of Mother Mary, whose deeply intimate relationship with her Son absolutely did transform her, to such a radical degree that we now confidently assert her to be assumed, body and soul, into heaven (talk about a transformation!). But all the same, I don’t think Mary ever imagined so grand an eternity for herself. She just focused on loving the baby, the boy, the man, the crucified body in her arms. For God, that was enough, it was everything.
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Submitted by Andy Dapron