by Howard Hain
Jacopo Tintoretto, “The Ascent to Calvary”, 1566-67 (detail)
In spiritual matters, weight training principles often apply:
Without sufficient resistance, strength won’t increase.
Resistance is then not only something to be tolerated, it’s to be seen as necessary, as something desirable:
Without proper resistance, real growth won’t take place.
In fact, the more resistance the better, as long as we maintain good positioning and form, eat and drink properly, and get enough off-time and rest.
In spiritual terms, these conditions easily translate: 1) Stay close to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and receive the Body and Blood of Christ with a grateful heart; 2) Remain in the Word of God and actively do the will of the Father; 3) Live a life of mental prayer—residing continually in “your inner room”—where we encounter the Divine Presence and lovingly adore the One True Source of all existence.
Let us…
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The Victor's Place 
I attempt to maintain contact with young adults 12 yrs. through 25.
I seek to pass along spiritual principals that can actually help a person stay focused and responible.
This meditation helps.
Thx,
Alx, cp
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