Ave Maria Meditations
In the visit to the Blessed Sacrament, we go to keep Jesus company for a few minutes. It could be that on a particular day not many have gone to visit Him, even though He was expecting them. Therefore, He is all the more pleased to see us there. We shall say some of the usual prayers to Him, as well as making the spiritual communion. We can ask for help, both spiritual and material; we tell Him what is causing us concern, what we are happy about. What shall we do in the Presence of Jesus, in the Blessed Sacrament? Love Him, praise Him, thank Him, and ask Him for things. What does a thirsty person do when he sees a pure clean fountain?
When we leave the church after these moments of prayer, we will have in us greater peace, a determination to help others, an eager longing to receive holy Communion because the only way that intimate union with Jesus can be fully realized is in the Eucharist. It will effectively have helped us to increase our presence of God in the course of our work and our daily tasks; it will be easy for us to keep up relationship of friendship and confidence with Him throughout the day.
From “In Conversation with God”
