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puzzleannie
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I guess being a literal-minded person who tends to think in pictures, I have to do this literally. I have to pray in front of the Blessed Sacrament or the Crucifix, imagine my worry or anxiety as a bundle or package and literally in my mind place it before Jesus. I kind of picture the usher brining up the basket with the collection and placing it in front of the altar. Or sometimes I picture the people bringing up the bread and wine, and my worry is on a gold plate and presented at the same time and placed on the altar.I’ve used this phrase many times in my life and almost always been able to simply tell myself to let God handle something–which usually gave me a sense of peace. …
. Nothing is seeming to remove it from my heart, even though I do truly want to let God have it.
How do I get rid of this? I want my peace back.
I don’t necessarily notice any feeling or emotion of peace, but then, it has been many years since I experienced any discernable emotion or feeling at Mass, in prayer etc. But I do release the worry. Not that it is totally out of my mind, but I can consider the issue calmly and rationally, make a to do list to deal with it, or recognize that it is beyond my control and let go of it.