A meditation from Chaplain Christiana Liem

Imagine that you are in the preparation of entering a beautiful castle that is your inner self. In this beautiful castle dwells someone that you highly respect and love, the King of Glory. You want to enter this place with reverence. The gate to enter the castle is prayer. As you enter the gate, you notice a sign, "The King of Glory dwells in this castle."

The castle has its round shape and the King of Glory resides in its center. His loving light shines through out the castle. However, the castle is huge and not all paths receive enough light from the center. There are many paths, twists and turns like difficult life circumstances that you may have to go through before you reach the center.

Sometimes, your paths are dim and you may stumble or fall. But, you determine to continue your journey. The further you walk into the castle, the further you walk into your inner self. As you go further inside, you walk closer to the center and your path gets brighter and brighter. You feel the warmth of the light. It is a loving light of the King of Glory.

Your desire is to be in the presence of the King. His voice invites you to come closer to him, "Come, all of you who are weary and heavy-laden, for I will give you rest." Always remember his saying and continue your journey till you reach the center, in the presence of the King of Glory, that is the Divine who dwells within you. As you are in his presence, may his face shine upon you and may his presence give you peace, comfort and assurance of his faithfulness.