While it is true that knowing God is about faith, I have found that the time in front of the Blessed Sacrament has helped me and continues to help me tremendously. I feel God there more than I do any where else. I come with all my probelms, and just sit. Or I try just to sit. The time has been a great learning experience for me too, because I noticed that my first inclination was to rush off a list of petitions and problems…and then it dawned on me, how can I expect to hear God if I don’t silence myself and listen.
There are some amazing stories on this forum and others about insight that people recieved in front of the Blessed Sacrament. I can’t say I received any great epiphanies, like visions used in Monty Python skits about God clearly uttering answers that I am seeking while I am there. That is not a realistic expectation, granted, espeically considering how unworthy I am, but I have heard so many stories that I thought something dramatic would happen in that way. What happens though has been equally dramatic for me, because after sitting and silencing my mind, I always feel that when I leave there, much anxiety and fear about the future has been lifted from me.
When people here wrote about adorations, I was disappointed because I thought that it meant in order to experience the healing power offered by the Blessed Sacrament, I needed to be in a church that offered a formal adoration, and none do where I live. I learned that it is effective just to be in a church where there is a tabernacle.