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FIJI - MEDITATING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE
FROM THE HEART
    I am a Marist Sister from Ireland, who has been working in Fiji for many
    years. Quiet prayer has been an important part of my life. Christian
    meditation has been my gift from the Holy Spirit. I was first introduced to
    Christian Meditation by Sr Loyola about nine years ago when she invited
    me to the weekly meetings at Nazareth Prayer Centre. No explanation
    was given; I was asked to come and “be”. Each time I came to Lami I felt
    drawn to this deep prayer of stillness, silence and peace. I began asking
    some questions and soon with help received from Fr Denis Mahony sm, I
    knew this gift was for me.

    Ten years later “Maranatha” has a very special place in my life and my
    twice daily times of meditation are the hinges round which my day runs. I
    try to spread this gift to others. Nine years ago I invited the girl boarders
    of St John’s College to come to our little chapel, listen to one of Fr John
    Main’s tapes and meditate. Their response was very positive. When I
    moved to Levuka a few years later, I invited a few women from the parish
    to come and meditate with me. We were just two for a while and now we
    are a small, committed group who meet every Saturday at 4 pm in Sacred
    Heart Church, Lekuva.

    I have been teaching Christian Meditation to the young people of St John’s
    College for the last eight years. All 13 classes have their weekly
    meditation time-tabled into the school programme. Four of our teachers
    are meditators and this is a great witness. The junior students listen to a
    teaching and meditate for 16 minutes weekly while the seniors meditate
    for 20 minutes. They find these weekly meetings very helpful but
    accepting meditating on a personal basis is still a long way off. Some of
    our ex-students belong to groups in and around Suva. The seed is
    planted, the rest is in the Lord’s hands…

    Meditation is a precious gift to me and has helped me through challenging
    times. The peace of knowing that “God knows what I want even before I
    ask Him (Matt 6:8) is indeed wonderful. For me the prayer, Maranatha,
    says everything – petition, thanksgiving, praise, sorrow. I trust God. God
    knows my needs and those of my family, friends, and parishioners.

    Sr Maura Hennessy sm
    Fiji
    (December 2005)