More from the Prayer Book

From an old book entitled ‘The Crown of Jesus’, taken from the Prayer Book of Fr. F.X Lasance:

We can meditate when we sit in the house,

When we walk on the way,

When we lie down, when we rise up.

We can meditate by considering all earthly things as types of holy truths.

In trees, the wood of the cross, our Redemption.

In dust, our origin.

In the sky heaven, our reward.

In the stars, the heavenly mansions of those who by their glorious deeds have brought many to justice.

In the moon, the Queen of heaven.

In the sun, the Son of justice.

In the sea, the ocean of  eternity.

In the waves, the progress of time.

In the seashore covered with waters, our mortality.

In the footprints on the sand erased, fame.

In the sudden darkness, mortal sin.

In the bright Light, God’s grace.

In the gentle wind, the breath of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter.

In bread, the Blessed Sacrament, the true Bread of Life.

In water, the cleansing grace of Baptism.

In oil, the anointing of the young and the sick.

In the sound of the clock, the irrevocable progress of time.