11-9

11-9

Sit quietly with me, letting all your fears and worries bubble up to the surface of your consciousness. There, in the light of my presence, the bubbles pop and disappear. However, some fears surface over and over again. Especially fear of the future. You tend to project yourself mentally into the next day, week, month, year decade; and you visualize yourself coping badly in those times. What you are seeing is a false image, because it doesn't include me. Those gloomy times that you imagine will not come to pass, since my presence will be with you at all times.

 

When a future oriented worry assails you, capture it and disarm it by suffusing the light of my presence into that mental image. Say to yourself, "Jesus will be with me then and there. With His help, I can cope!" Then, come home to the present moment, where you can enjoy peace in my presence.

 

与我一起静静地坐着，让所有的恐惧和忧虑浮现在你意识的表面。在我的光照中，气泡会爆裂消失。然而，有些恐惧一次又一次地浮现。特别是对未来的恐惧。你倾向于在脑海中将自己投射到接下来的一天、一周、一个月、一年、十年，并且设想自己在那些时刻无法应对。你所看到的是一个错误的图像，因为它没有把我包括在内。你想象的那些阴暗时刻将不会发生，因为我的同在将时刻伴随你。

 

当未来导向的担忧袭击你时，抓住它，通过将我的同在之光渗透到那个心理形象中来使其消解。对自己说：“耶稣将与我同在。在祂的帮助下，我能够应对！”然后，回到当前的时刻，在这里你可以在我的同在中享受平安。