Guideposts for the Journey by Fr. Larry Gillick, S.J. Guidepost for the Journey. Our prayer during the Spiritual Exercises centers our attention upon a loving God Who centers affectionate attention upon us. Two simple points of the nature of love help us pray during these weeks of praying with and about creation.
Love urges being revealed.
If we love someone, sooner or later, we will want that person to know that. We might send a valentine and then a box of candy and then perhaps a phone call and then a meeting. All the time there is a creative on-going revelation which presents the beloved with the opportunity to receive the affection or not. The lover wants his or her love to be experienced and received. Love must be expressed in words and gestures which the beloved can understand.