CORE PRACTICE LESSONS
GRATITUDE FOR ALL THINGS
At dawn I meditated on the concept: Love one another. I turned my gaze to my parents and I sang a song of gratitude and love, and I turned to my relatives and poured out beams of gratitude and love. My state became deep and a great peace descended.
Then I felt that wonderful influence come over me like a divine cloak, and I saw the face of St. Francis, and I heard him speak without voice:
“Loving people is one part of the divine plan. One must include everything in nature or made by man, your house and all things in it. Although I lived in a cave I was grateful for the rock walls and for the air that came through the entrance. My heart was full of joy for every animal and bird. I was grateful for the old blanket that covered me and for the solitude that gave me the time to commune with my Lord.”
Mantra:
I see God in every person.