Adoration session for YISS and Psalm

On Friday, 1 May 2009, I was having adoration for the Emmaus Youth in the Spirit Seminar in adoration room in St Mary of the Angels with my friends. For the service team, we usually have adoration session every Friday during this YISS period to offer prayers for the YISS itself. At that night, there were 9 of us going for adoration (Oka, Maya, Christine, Priscilla, Eliz, Lisa, Philip, Basil, and myself).

Taking the bible available in the room, I took a place and sat down.

Opening the bible, it was from the Gospel of Mark, the story of Jesus and His disciples on the boat. While Jesus was sleeping, there was a great storm and the boat was filled with water. Then I was reminded again of the book about St Therese of Lisieux. She told her experience of praying is like a place where two "sleepers" met. At one time, maybe Jesus was sleeping. On the other time, maybe Therese was sleeping. At those times, there might be no conversation between her and Jesus.

And then in the bible, Jesus woke up and calmed the storm. I just felt it was like me too, when there was a lot of great storms around me and in my heart. But Jesus can calm it down even though sometimes I find Him sleeping.

And then I opened Psalm, hoping to exercise the methods mentioned in the book I read recently called "Listening to Prayer". One part that struck me was from Psalm 94:9 which is:

God created your eyes, can't He see?
God created your ears, can't He hear?

That's really logical for me. He created our eyes that we can see with them. Then He should be able to see what we are experiencing too at this moment of time. He created our ears to listen, how can He not hear us when we pray or when we shout for help during difficult times? Surely He sees and listens.

I just sometimes felt left alone, without help from God, thinking that He can't hear or see me and my troubles. But then, seems this verse reminded me again that God surely sees and listen to me always.

After that, I just kept praying and reflecting on the verses. Yup, there was a lot of things running on my head. But at least, I was happy to have that silent time with God. It was a luxury for me at the moment, and I am trying to find more time to be with Him in silence.

PS: Join us for adoration session too if you can. It is on every Friday until June 6 2009, around 8.30pm in St Mary of the Angels adoration room. It is free and easy :)