Each of us is meant to be contemplative, not just those persons living in a cloister!
In Galatians (3:1), St. Paul vents his frustrations—O stupid Galatians!—because the people do not yet understand this. As he tells the Galatians, a person doesn't build a relationship with Christ by only following the law. Yes, one needs to follow the Church law, but also must nurture their interior life with Christ.
St. Augustine laments this beautifully, "You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you. In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things which you created. You were with me but I was not with you." (Book X, Chapter 27, The Confessions of St. Augustine)
Today the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. What better way to enter into the mysteries of the life of Christ, than to sit at the feet of Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, and let her guide us as we ponder that life as she did?
O Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
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