Talking to God

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As we continue reading from Exodus, we hear today that Moses would go into a tent and speak to God as one person would speak to another.  It reminds me of what Anthony de Mello, a Jesuit from India, wrote once, talking about the empty chair method of praying.

He talked about a person that was confined to his bed that found it very difficult to pray.  Someone suggested that he have an empty chair placed by his bed and imagine Jesus sitting – and just talk to him as one person would talk to another.

It worked for that person; de Mello said that’s not a bad way for all of us at times to pray.  Not to some abstract concept, but imagine Jesus sitting with us and talking to Him, as one person would talk to another.

Monsignor Daniel Hoye