Jesus says to us: 'Dwell in Me as I dwell in you' (John 15:4) How can we dwell in Him ? How does He dwell in us?
First let us see where and how Jesus dwells in us?
By our Baptism, Jesus takes our heart as His dwelling place. He is in the deepest part of our heart.
We can visualise our heart like a Circle. Jesus is in the deepest part of it.
When we enter in our heart, what do
we see inside of it?
We have 3 areas where we can be:
1- A green area (see the previous diagram):
this area is the place where we are when we are in ourselves, immersed in our
thoughts and feelings.
2- A blue area: this area symbolises
the effort we make in order to move toward Jesus-God, dwelling inside of us: we
knock on Jesus’ door, we ask the Holy Spirit to allow us inside, in order to be
with Jesus.
3- A white area: this area is where
Jesus is. This is His Kingdom, where He introduces us, putting us in direct
contact with the Fire of His Love. (see the diagram below)
Therefore, during the day, and
during prayer we can be:
I- Outside of our heart (see the
diagram below: the heart to the left)
II- Inside of our heart: in the
green area
III- Asking Jesus to enter in Him
IV- Dwelling in Jesus, with the Fire
of His Love
As you can see, we are not
necessarily “dwelling in Jesus”. This is why Jesus invites us insistently:
‘dwell in Me, as I dwell in you’.
We can easily understand that if we
“dwell in Jesus” our daily acts/work will be different. It is from that Meeting
inside of us with Jesus that we draw Energy, Light and Love for our daily life.
This is why Jesus says ‘without Me
you can do nothing’ (John 15:15)
‘Dwell in my Love’ (John 15:9)
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