Sep 4 Fri
Can God dwell in my soul?
The Blessed Trinity dwells in your soul in grace.
In Him, you who have heard the gospel of your salvation, have believed in Him and were sealed with the Holy Spirit. St Paul tells us that by baptism we enter into communion with the Blessed Trinity: we are united to Christ, we become children of God, and temples of the Holy Spirit. Our thanksgiving should be continuous, since the Blessed Trinity has fallen in love with man.
St. Josemaría wrote: "You've often heard me say that since God dwells in the center of our soul in grace, we all have a ‘direct line’ to God our Lord. But what are all human comparisons worth, compared to this marvelous, divine reality? Waiting for us at the other end of the line is not only the Holy Spirit, but the entire Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. For where one of the divine Persons is present, there the other two are as well.”
Our Lord seems determined to make us understand how much the Blessed Trinity loves each of us: Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten by God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. No concern of ours escapes God's fatherly love; He continually knocks on the door of our heart in search of love.
To enter heaven, one has to be in the state of grace. To take part in God's great wedding feast, it is essential to possess the wedding garment of sanctifying grace, which cleanses the soul from all its sins and makes it worthy to dwell in such a holy place. God grants this grace freely in Baptism. But, through weakness, we human beings stain that wedding garment by sin. Even so, thanks to God's goodness we can still recover our baptismal purity: in the Sacrament of Penance, where we clothe ourselves in Jesus Christ and his merits.
God cleanses us and gives us grace, Life, the Holy Spirit. He not only forgives us and consoles us if we go to Him well disposed, but He cures us and feeds us as well.
Thus, “We need to seek out our Lord eagerly in the Eucharist; not only when He is on the altar or in the priest's hands during the Sacrifice of the Mass, but also when He remains reserved in the tabernacle. Jesus Christ is really present there, with his Body, with his Blood, with his Soul and with his Divinity ... I like to repeat this truth time and again, making acts of faith."
“But I insist, we have to be persistent: if necessary, we should take on whatever effort it involves.”
"Treat Him well for me! Don't leave Him alone in the tabernacle. Keep Him all the company physically possible; and then with your heart, when you're working, go to the tabernacle, and say loving things to Him. May He see that you are dedicated, faithful, loving, with a sincere desire to be filled with God."