Dwell in Me

Father gave a very intriguing homily over the weekend. He shared that our brain stems are constantly pointing out to us the negative signs around us. It is really our innate survival instinct. That is why when negative things happen to us, it can cause us much anxiety and stress.

It is during these times that we tend to retreat to a quiet spot and contemplate our course of action. Father suggests that coming to the Eucharist would be the most appropriate. We need to allow God to dwell in us, such that He moves from being in our head to being in our heart. We will be strengthen by the positive power of God to help us tackle life's problems. We all have our individual problems and we need God to help us deal with them.

When we have experienced this encounter with God, we can then recreate this encounter in our minds whenever we are in a situation of anxiety and stress. This will help remind us that God is with us in our hearts. Father extended this to our relationship with people. When we receive negative statements from others, we need only recreate the positive encounters with that person and we can avoid giving a negative response to that person. I find that this helps me control my emotions better and I pray that God will help me to respond appropriately in such situations.