7th January 

7th 14th 21st 28th Wednesday's Word

'With regard to prayer in which you find your mind dark, this is a good sign since His Divine Majesty wishes to bring you to a prayer more in faith and more perfect.

For now begin to follow this rule: when you find difficulty in meditating and picturing the mystery and discoursing on it, allow yourself to stay with a loving attention on the Divine Majesty in pure and holy faith, all lost in the immense sea of the infinite goodness of God. Accustom yourself to a holy, loving repose in God, and remain there in a sacred silence, resting in the bosom of the Highest Good.

(St. Paul of the Cross letter 105)