Planning with God

1. PRESENCE OF GOD

• Place yourself in God’s presence: Sit in a comfortable position. Breathe in & out fully and imagine God in front of you, all around you, within you like the air that fills you.
• Centering/Quieting: try your best to be quiet and focus your mind
• Ask for the Grace desired: peace, the gift of prayer, deep listening, letting go, surrender, faith…

2. MEDITATION

• Read the passage below several times. Note any words, images or concepts that strike or challenge you? Stay with the thoughts and ruminate on them; let God’s Spirit guide your thinking, imagining, remembering, etc.
• Notice what feelings emerge within you as you meditate on the passage. Do the feelings lead you to a deeper experience of God/grace? Savor that experience and listen to what God might reveal to you.
• Pray with the question, “What is God saying to me personally through this passage today and how does it relate to my life situations?”

3. COLLOQUY/CONVERSATION

• Enter into an intimate conversation with the Lord.
• End the prayer period with an Our Father, Glory Be, or an expression of gratitude, etc.

Simon said in reply, “Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at Your command I will lower the nets.” When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing. They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them. They came and filled both boats so that they were in danger of sinking. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” (Luke 5:5-8)