1. If I go to Holy Mass today, then afterwards I’ll try to spend a little time in Eucharistic Adoration, asking Our Lord a few key questions about anything that especially concerns me or troubles me that day. Then, I listen as He silently whispers His answers into the deep recesses of my heart and soul. Later in the day, during the Hour of Mercy, I try to do the same thing if I can, slowing down my life just a bit and finding a quiet place where I can place myself in Our Lord’s holy presence.
2. I’ve learned not to make decisions too quickly. The first time I come before Our Lord, I try to make a tentative decision. Then, the second time I come before Him, I either confirm the original decision or reverse it. Finally, the third time I come before Jesus, I make a final decision in His presence -- after that it needs to take a definitive sign from the Lord for me to change my mind. This way of discerning God’s will comes from Jesus own example in the Garden of Gethsemane on Holy Thursday. He too went off to pray three times, in order to discern the Father’s will (Matthew 26: 36-46).