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''The first section is the First Principle and Foundation from St. Ignatius' '''Spiritual Exercises'''. The second part is a list of truths that I use to help me counter depression.'' | ''The first section is the First Principle and Foundation from St. Ignatius' '''Spiritual Exercises'''. The second part is a list of truths that I use to help me counter depression. I found this meditation helpful. There is nothing sacred about it, so feel free to adapt and rewrite it to suit your own taste and temperament.'' | ||
== First Principle and Foundation == | |||
I was created to praise, reverence, and serve God,<br /> | I was created to praise, reverence, and serve God,<br /> | ||
our Lord, and by this means to save my soul. | our Lord, and by this means to save my soul. | ||
All other things on the face of the earth are created<br /> | All other things on the face of the earth are created<br /> | ||
to help me attain this end. | to help me attain this end. | ||
I must use them insofar as<br /> | I must use them insofar as<br /> | ||
they help me attain my end and avoid them insofar as<br /> | they help me attain my end and avoid them insofar as<br /> | ||
they keep me from attaining my end. | they keep me from attaining my end. | ||
== An Act of Faith in Divine Love == | |||
=== For men === | |||
I am a man of God.<br /> | I am a man of God.<br /> | ||
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I am full of grace.<br /> | I am full of grace.<br /> | ||
I am a masterpiece of grace.<br /> | I am a masterpiece of grace.<br /> | ||
I am God's handiwork. | I am God's handiwork. | ||
I am a child of God.<br /> | I am a child of God.<br /> | ||
I am a son of the Father.<br /> | I am a son of the Father.<br /> | ||
I am a brother of Jesus.<br /> | I am a brother of Jesus.<br /> | ||
I am a spouse of the Holy Spirit.<br /> | I am a spouse of the Holy Spirit. | ||
I am beautiful because I am loved.<br /> | |||
I am beautiful as I am because I am loved as I am.<br /> | |||
I am beautiful now because I am loved now. | |||
God loves me totally. | |||
God loves me now. | |||
=== For women === | |||
I am a woman of God.<br /> | |||
I am a woman of the Church.<br /> | |||
I am full of grace.<br /> | |||
I am a masterpiece of grace.<br /> | |||
I am God's handiwork. | |||
I am a child of God.<br /> | |||
I am a daughter of the Father.<br /> | |||
I am a spouse of Jesus.<br /> | |||
I am a temple of the Holy Spirit. | |||
I am beautiful because I am loved.<br /> | I am beautiful because I am loved.<br /> | ||
I am beautiful as I am because I am loved as I am.<br /> | I am beautiful as I am because I am loved as I am.<br /> | ||
I am beautiful now because I am loved now. | I am beautiful now because I am loved now. | ||
God loves me totally. | God loves me totally. | ||
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God loves me now. | God loves me now. | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 18 August 2020
The first section is the First Principle and Foundation from St. Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises. The second part is a list of truths that I use to help me counter depression. I found this meditation helpful. There is nothing sacred about it, so feel free to adapt and rewrite it to suit your own taste and temperament.
First Principle and Foundation
I was created to praise, reverence, and serve God,
our Lord, and by this means to save my soul.
All other things on the face of the earth are created
to help me attain this end.
I must use them insofar as
they help me attain my end and avoid them insofar as
they keep me from attaining my end.
An Act of Faith in Divine Love
For men
I am a man of God.
I am a man of the Church.
I am full of grace.
I am a masterpiece of grace.
I am God's handiwork.
I am a child of God.
I am a son of the Father.
I am a brother of Jesus.
I am a spouse of the Holy Spirit.
I am beautiful because I am loved.
I am beautiful as I am because I am loved as I am.
I am beautiful now because I am loved now.
God loves me totally.
God loves me now.
For women
I am a woman of God.
I am a woman of the Church.
I am full of grace.
I am a masterpiece of grace.
I am God's handiwork.
I am a child of God.
I am a daughter of the Father.
I am a spouse of Jesus.
I am a temple of the Holy Spirit.
I am beautiful because I am loved.
I am beautiful as I am because I am loved as I am.
I am beautiful now because I am loved now.
God loves me totally.
God loves me now.