Daily Meditation: Sunday, November 23, 2003

In anticipation of the approaching winter we all know we …

11/23/2003

In anticipation of the approaching winter we all know we must prepare ourselves to confront the cold: we think about preparing in terms of the heating, the insulation of our houses, warmer clothes, and so on. Unfortunately, people have less foresight when it comes to confronting the winters within them, and when a dark time befalls them, they can only complain that life has no meaning. You will say that the seasons of the inner life do not return with the same regularity as those of nature, and that they are not therefore foreseeable. That is true, but you must know that winter inevitably returns from time to time, and if you learn to observe yourself, each time you will discover certain warning signals within you. So, learn to observe yourself, and as soon as you feel this time of cold and darkness approaching, be careful. Prepare the spiritual elements that will continue to sustain the fire and the light within you. Jesus said: 'Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness does not surprise you.' This means: 'Profit from the good conditions to arm yourself against the day when you have to confront approaching difficulties.'