When we engage in regular contemplation, our perspectives inevitably shift. We start questioning how we spend our time and reassessing our socioeconomic views. Our ego boundaries dissolve gradually, revealing their futility. This consistent practice grounds our commitment to a foundational “yes” to God, life, and Reality, while our opposition to injustice sharpens. Contemplation feels like a death of the small self, but we trust in a higher presence to guide us. This trust allows us to act with new vitality, aligning our actions with a greater flow of love and healing. In this way, contemplation fosters real change in us and society.
May our contemplative practice dissolve our ego boundaries, align us with divine love, and empower us to enact true justice and compassion in the world.
(adopted from: Thomas Merton, The Blessed Virgin Mary Compared to a Window; Richard Rohr, Dancing Standing Still)