Daily Life Meditation: The Sun

Flávia Ghelardi shares a guided meditation on what God can teach us through the star that brings us light.

In this practical session on meditation using Father Kentenich’s method, we will reflect on the sun. What do you think God wants to say to you through this star?

Meditation is a personal encounter with God, to grow in love for Him. Because it is personal, each person will experience this encounter in a different way, in a unique way. Thus, each proposed exercise is intended only to present an example of what this conversation with the Father can be like, so that you can get an overview of the whole process.

Opening Prayer

We are in the place we have chosen to meditate, already prepared with some image that reminds us of the spiritual world, a lit candle, instrumental music, in short, whatever helps us most to concentrate on what we are about to do: have a personal encounter with God.

We close our eyes, take a few deep breaths, and place ourselves in God's presence:

Make the Sign of the Cross.

My holy guardian angel helps me to meditate well so that this moment of prayer may transform my hard, fickle, selfish, and negligent heart into a pure heart, capable of loving and serving God with joy and generosity.

Implore the help of the Holy Spirit:

Holy Spirit, you are the soul of my soul. I humbly adore you. Enlighten me, strengthen me, guide me, comfort me. Reveal your wishes to me as far as this is in accordance with the will of the Eternal Father. Show me what Eternal Love wants of me. Show me what I should do. Show me what I should suffer. Show me what I should humbly and thoughtfully accept, bear and endure. Holy Spirit, show me your will and the will of the Father, for I want my whole life to be nothing else than a continuous, an everlasting yes to the wishes, to the will of God, the Eternal Father.! (Father Joseph Kentenich - HW 639)

What Does God Want to Tell Me?

What is the truth that the Father wants to show me through contemplating the sun?

The sun is the central star of the solar system. All the planets, comets, and asteroids revolve around it. It is responsible for providing light and heat to the Earth and, in this way, making life on our planet possible. It shines with its own light. All photosynthesis and oxygen production depend on sunlight. The entire water cycle, from evaporation to the formation of rain, depends on the heat provided by the Sun. Without the sun, everything dies.

The sun is always present, sustaining all life on Earth. Even at night, its light is reflected on the moon, and it is shining on the other side of the world. Even on a rainy day, when we cannot see the sun, we can still perceive some of its light and heat, for without the sun’s heat, everything would be frozen, and without its light, there would be total darkness.

The sun also represents Christ. He is the Head of the Church. Saint Luke calls Jesus “the daybreak from on high” (Luke 1:78), for He is the light of the world, the center of our lives. It is through Him that we have eternal life. He is the only human being who shines with His own light: all others, no matter how holy they may be, merely reflect the light of Christ, the light of that sun. That is why it is said that Mary, as recounted in the Book of Revelation, is the “woman clothed with the sun” (Revelation 12:1), that is, the woman clothed with Christ.

Jesus is also present every day, until the end of the world, as He promised (Matthew 28:20). He is truly present, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, in the Holy Eucharist, in every tabernacle in the world.

What Do I Say to Myself Based on This Reality?

The sun brings me joy. A sunny day helps me stay in a good mood. And the sunset? Those most beautiful colors — shades of pink, orange, and red. Sometimes I think the Father made that sunset just for me, to cheer me up at the end of a tiring day. He knows how much I love watching the sunset, and often provides a beautiful spectacle for me, right at that hour of heaviest traffic.

The sun reminds me that without it, I cannot live. In the same way, Jesus must be the center of my life; without Him, I cannot live. Jesus wants to warm me with His love, to be a light on my path, to show me the way that leads me to the Father. He waits for me every day at Holy Mass, to become one flesh with me and thus help me grow in holiness.

The sun is up in the sky every day, whether I think about it or not. It follows its course, rising each morning and setting at the end of the day, fulfilling its mission to sustain life on my planet. Jesus is also here, present in every tabernacle in the world, whether I think about Him or not. But He waits for me in the tabernacle, so that I may visit Him and keep Him a little company.

Jesus asks me to fight against my sins and imperfections. He desires that I may purify myself, so that I can reflect His light on others, to those I love most. The purer my heart is, the better I will be able to reflect the light of Christ to the world.

How Do I Answer the Lord?

Thank you so much, my Father, for creating the sun to illuminate and warm me. I am deeply grateful that you sent your Beloved Son to suffer and die for me on the cross. I have no words to thank you for the wonderful gift of the Holy Eucharist, of being able to receive Communion with Jesus himself, who comes to dwell in my heart with all his power and glory. My heart becomes a sanctuary, a tabernacle of love. I give you thanks, my Father, infinite thanks. I want to grow in virtue every day so that I may truly reflect the love of Jesus to my brothers and sisters, especially those who need it most.  

We conclude this moment of prayer by writing down the inspirations we have received in our personal notebooks. We give a brief thanksgiving for having been able to spend a few minutes talking with our Father. We can make a resolution to meditate again the next day and ask our holy guardian angel to remind us throughout the day of these brief moments we have spent together.

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