Lent Day 7

"By the term "Spiritual Exercises" is meant every method of examination of conscience, of meditation, of contemplation, of vocal and mental prayer, and of other spiritual activities....For just as taking a walk, journeying on foot, and running are bodily exercises, so we call Spiritual Exercises every way of preparing and disposing the soul to rid itself of all inordinate attachments, and, after their removal, of seeking and finding the will of God..."

from The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius edited by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.


A suggestion for your prayer and meditation:

What are you most attached to?
A person?
An emotion?
A goal?

What do you do to rid yourself of inordinate or excessive attachment to these?
When you are able to do this, if even for a few seconds, how do you then go about seeking and finding God?