Ever since JPII pronounced the Year of the Eucharist last fall, I have tried to spend more time in Adoration with Jesus. I agree with the description of a quiet supernatural peaceful time someone wrote! I am a busy working mom, and my time with Jesus is usually spent in a quiet, peaceful state…it took many visits and efforts to “quiet the monkeys in my mind” but gradually I have gotten to the point where I can sit quietly with no thoughts. Just “being”. I like the description of I look at Jesus and He looks at me, except that I “look” at Him with my heart.
I ask Jesus to come into my heart and that I would come into His heart…and then relax with my eyes closed, a quiet mind, and a wonderful, overwhelming peacefulness & joy & light flows through me. Most days I only have 10-15 minutes between dropping the kids at school & getting to work, but I believe it is some kind of “time warp” because sometimes it feels as though I have been with Him for hours! I also ask for this to be a Spiritual Communion, since I can’t make daily Mass very much.
I sincerely encourage you to just “sit and be” with Him. You can do all those other wonderful things & devotions at home or in the mountains or elsewhere, but in front of the Tabernacle, you actually BE with Him…so relax and enjoy His wonderful presence. Think of it as “Son-bathing” so you get a “Son-tan” and can reflect His love as you go about your regular day. Let Him work on your heart and your issues and your troubles and your personality as only He can.
ENJOY the presence of the LORD!