I really should have been posting for the last 22 days because I have been blessed every single day since I have started reading 33 Days to Divine Mercy with my Parish. I love that our Deacon a Queenship of Mary Parish does this group once a year where we read a 33-day to __ Consecration together. We get together once a week to discuss the topics we read about and then, my favorite part is, we spend a half hour in adoration. What a blessing! Last year we did the 33 days to Eucharistic Glory

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Every day I have found something beneficial to my spiritual life. One of the things I really like so far is that it addresses the works of mercy and in a way that we can apply them in our lives. I like that it doesn’t just tell us what to do, but how to do it.

There have been heavy road blocks thrown at me too while reading. Times of struggle, feelings of defeat with things going on around me, but I made a promise to myself that I would commit to the reading, and attending the group meetings. And the one thing that got me through the tough times was knowing that I would meet Jesus later in Adoration. There I could talk to Him about the things that were weighing me down. Other times I would just sit and be in His presence.

A couple of weeks ago I was very stressed out about a personal issue. I just closed my eyes and called on Him. Through my thoughts I felt a peaceful communication. No words, yet I understood what was being “said”. The “conversation” went something like:

“I’m helping you simplify things like you asked of me.”

Me- silence

“It will be hard. You have to give it all to me.”

Silence

“Can you do that?”

Me – slight nod

“You have to trust me.”

Me -cries

“Give it all to me.”

Me – cries some more.

“Give it all to me”

I then pull out of the “conversation” whether real or imagined, but with this great sense of peace and relief.

Nothing in my situation has changed in those few minutes- except my need to be in total control so that everything will be “fine”. Surrender the things to God. It is hard. It takes trust. It’s not going to be a painless ride, but He does have a plan and can see the big picture. This was just one of the fruits of my recent spiritual reading and going to adoration. There have been so many more.

If you have ready any 33 Days to Consecration by Matthew Kelly, which ones are your favorites? There are also some other ones by Fr. Michael Gaitley, one of the Marian Fathers of the MIC, which can be found here.