Our spiritual and supernatural world

WE need to be more adept in attending to the world of the

spiritual and the supernatural which is where we also live, whether we

like it or not, aware of it or not.

  

            That it’s part of our objective reality can be verified

from the fact that we can think and reason out, discover and invent

things, and do many others that tell us we are capable of spiritual

operations that presume that we also live in the world of the

spiritual.

             The supernatural aspect of our objective reality can be

verified by the fact that there are many mysterious, naturally

inexplicable things that take place in our life. There are miracles

and other wonders that simply go beyond the limits of our nature.

             We have to learn how to deal with our spiritual and

supernatural world because that is where the real action is and where

our ultimate goal is. That’s where we are truly defined, where our

radical dignity is established. That’s where we can have our encounter

with God.

  

            For us, the material and natural world is nothing if not

related to the spiritual and the supernatural world. Our material and

natural world can only have meaning and purpose if related to the

spiritual and the supernatural, that is, if related ultimately to God.

  

            Of course, God made himself man in Jesus Christ so that

our material and natural world, damaged by sin, can have a way to

reconnect with our Creator and our Father. And Christ’s presence and

redemptive action continues to take place with the action of the Holy

Spirit.

  

            This is a truth of our faith that should ever be made

alive in us, kept sharp in our mind, and deeply felt in our heart. For

this, we have to submit to a certain discipline that may involve a

number of things.

             We have to learn to be recollected all the time, keeping

effective control and supervision of our senses and other faculties so

that wherever we are, we could manage to be always in the presence of

God.

             We have to learn to pray and meditate on the word of God,

for it is there where we begin to get in touch with Him on a

day-to-day basis. If we truly exercise our faith, our prayer should

always be exciting since we would be dealing with the Holy Spirit who

knows all the truth and who can tell us of things to come.

  

            We need to do everything to make sure our prayer is a real

encounter with God, a direct conversation with the Holy Spirit who

always intervenes in our life with his constant promptings.

             For this, it is truly helpful to know more about the gifts

of the Holy Spirit so we may be able to correspond to those gifts

properly. Obviously to be most docile to the Holy Spirit, we need to

clean up our mind and heart through penance. Let’s see to it that our

heart is rid of any impurity that could prevent us from discerning the

Holy Spirit’s promptings.

  

            These are, at least, a few of the things we can do to take

care of our spiritual and supernatural world.