Lewis: the holy present

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
    Feast of the Birth of John the Baptist

Meditation:
    With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need.
    —Acts 4:33-35 (NIV)

Quotation:
    The Present is the point at which Time touches Eternity. Of the present moment, and of it only, humans have an experience analogous to the experience which [God] has of reality as a whole; in it alone, freedom and actuality are offered them. He would therefore have them continually concerned either with Eternity (which means being concerned with Him) or with the Present—either meditating on their eternal union with, or separation from, Himself; or else obeying the present voice of conscience, bearing the present cross, receiving the present grace, giving thanks for the present pleasure.
    ... C. S. Lewis (1898-1963), The Screwtape Letters & Screwtape proposes a toast, Macmillan, 1962, reissue, Bantam Books, 1995, p. 68 (see the book)

Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, I receive You now.

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