

- Quiet your heart as you enter His presence. He is there already, waiting for you, in the space of your Interior Castle.
- Be conscious that you are bringing your heavy burdens with you — every one of them. Perhaps, imagine them strapped to your shoulders like a large hiking pack.
- Imagine the glorious light of God’s presence ahead of you. Look forward and see our Lord on the throne, in all His glory and goodness.
- Take Him in. Take in the glory of His presence and the truth of His sovereignty over all the world. Spend a few moments with this vision and worship Him for who He is.
- Then, take off that heavy pack of burdens and set it at your side.
- Open the top and take out the first broken thing you see. Walk with it toward that glorious throne and leave it at His feet. As you release it, pray over it by name, and ask our Lord to make it new.
- One by one, take out each broken thing you have carried. Walk each one to the feet of Jesus. Ask Him to make each one new.
- When you are finished, when you have emptied your pack of all your brokenness and all the brokenness of others you love, take in the sight before you. See all that you have carried at the feet of the King. See these things in their redeemed state; see them in the light of His promise to “make all things new.” And worship Him again for His faithfulness.
- As you leave this time of prayer and worship, know that His presence stays with you and your burdens of brokenness stay at the foot of the throne. They are being made new. You are being made new.
- Go out in joy and peace, giving thanks to God. Alleluia!
Copyright 2019 Jessica Ptomey
About the Author

Jessica Ptomey
Jessica Ptomey is a Catholic convert, author, speaker, Communications scholar, home educator, and Director of Religious Education at Sacred Heart Church in Bowie, MD. She blogs at JessicaPtomey.com. She is the author of Home in the Church: Living an Embodied Catholic Faith, and her research in inter-faith dialogue has been published in the Journal of Communication and Religion (JCR). She is also the co-host with her husband Mike of The Catholic Reading Challenge podcast.
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