Contemplata Episode 37 | God's Plan for You | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
Very often it doesn’t seem like God has a plan. It can feel like everything is going wrong. But we need to remember—God has a plan for the whole world, and for each of us personally.
St. Paul called God’s plan “the mystery.” Through Scripture, he was authorized by God to reveal this secret plan, hidden in God’s heart since the beginning of the world. What has been revealed is that God’s plan is Jesus Christ. In Him, we are drawn into the Mystical Body of Christ, guided by the Holy Spirit, and invited to live according to God’s eternal wisdom and love.
Episode 37 Transcript
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So we need to remember today. Like we need to remember every day. God has a plan. And he said he was for me. Brothers and sisters, welcome back to contemplate a podcast for contemplative Souls. Very early on in our podcast, we made the point that God is always working for the recovery of the eyes of our hearts.
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He wants us to come and know him, and he gives us his grace. The grace of the Holy Spirit, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, so that you and I can come to know the living God, the true God, in a very familiar way, in a very personal way, in the depths of our hearts, so that we can come into his presence, live in his presence, and walk in his presence.
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And early on, we said that there are three ways that you and I can go about receiving this renewal, this recovery of the eyes of our hearts in the first place. There’s faith and listening to the Word of God in Scripture. Second, there’s prayer calling upon the name of the Lord Jesus and asking for his help all the day and asking God to send the spirit of truth into the world, praying in a special way.
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The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary. And then, of course, there’s the great means God has given us for the sanctification of our souls and for the recovery of the knowledge of him. And that is the Eucharist, the great sacrament the Lord has instituted in the church the sacrament of his Body and blood, so that he can be our food, the food of eternal wisdom.
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When you and I receive Holy Communion, we eat wisdom, the wisdom of the Most High God in person, Jesus Christ himself. And over the course of this podcast, first of all, we went through a series of episodes on the Eucharist. Then we went through a series of episodes on prayer. But today we’re going to begin a whole new series of episodes on Scripture, on the wonders of listening to the Word of God, listening to God himself speak to us in Sacred Scripture, believing in His Word in the depths of our hearts, and feeding on His Word, meditating on His Word.
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And His word is powerful, and His Word will sanctify us, renew us, cleanse our hearts, and lift us up to him so that we can know him more and more and more. The Word of God is very powerful that way. So where shall we begin our meditations on Sacred Scripture? Let’s begin with a verse from the letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians, chapter three verse eight.
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Saint Paul says this to me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things. It’s a powerful passage. Saint Paul connects three things the plan of God, the mystery, and Jesus Christ.
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Let’s think about each of these three things. First of all, God has a plan. Such a simple, central truths is so important for us to keep before our mind’s eye at all times. God has a plan. He has a plan for our whole world. He has a plan for you and for me. We can get a certain glimpse of the plan of God just by looking at the world of nature around us the sun, the moon, the stars, the cycle of the sunrise and sunset, and the beauties of the sunrise and sunset.
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They reveal something of the plan of God, but so do the cycle of the seasons and the way that our lives move in this world, the way that down through the generations, male and female mate, fall in love, get married, have children, raise children, and the cycle repeats itself all over again down through the next generation. It’s a wonderful thing to see the order that God has written into the world all around us, and a certain order in human life too.
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But very often it doesn’t seem like God has a plan. Very often when we look around our lives and look around our world, it seems like anything but a wisely fashioned, well run plan of God that’s unfolding. It can seem to us very confusing. It can seem like everything is going wrong, especially if we run into things like health issues and financial issues and difficulties and families and difficulties in our relationships with people or disappointments that set into our lives and things that we’re hoping for don’t come to pass and troubles come, come down upon us when things get very difficult.
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And when we enter into times of trial, when we’re in the midst of great suffering and sorrow, then we can really begin to wonder and even forget. God has a plan. So we need to remember today like we need to remember every day. God has a plan. He has a plan for our whole world, and he has a plan for you and for me.
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It’s a good plan. It’s a plan of eternal wisdom and love. But this plan is very mysterious. It’s beyond our fathoming. You and I cannot grasp it. It’s more than we can possibly understand. It is in a way, God’s secret, or at least much of it. Most of it is God’s secret. And for this reason, Saint Paul called the plan of God simply the mystery.
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The mystery is just another word for the great plan God has for the entire world. For each person in particular. And that means his plan for you and for me. It’s a secret. It’s a mystery for the most part. But the great message Saint Paul is authorized by God to bring to the world the grace he has been given is the grace to announce to the world what is the secret plan of God hidden in the heart of God, so to speak, from before the foundation of the world.
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Saint Paul says he has received a revelation of the plan of God, the mystery hidden from before the foundation of the world. And what has been revealed is that the plan of God is Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is God’s plan for the world. God created this world. He created the wonders of nature. He created the human race, and he created you and me in order to gather us, to draw us, to summon us into the one mystical body of Jesus Christ, to unite us in him by the power of the Holy Spirit, so that the human race is no longer simply a collection of individuals running to and fro with all sorts of chaos and
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difficulties and disturbances all around us, but know there’s a deeper meaning under the surface, under the surface of the the hustle and bustle of daily life, under the surface of the to and fro, and a world that seems to be moving in many different directions underneath the pain and the sorrow and the suffering and the struggles and the trials and the burdens that are on us, one and all.
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There’s a deeper meaning. There’s a higher purpose. There’s a mysterious plan of God that’s unfolding. And the plan is to unite us all into Jesus Christ, into the mystical body of Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, so that you and I can actually come to live the life of the risen Lord Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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And in the risen Lord Jesus, you and I can look to God the Father and come to know his love for us, to know his love for each one of us personally. This plan comes to fulfillment in our lives in various stages and degrees. It’s a gradual process, the way it is fulfilled in your life and in mine.
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We can say in a serious way that it begins in baptism. That’s when you and I are really united with Christ by the grace he has given to us. You and I enter into the Mystical Body of Christ, and the plan of God comes to fulfillment. One more step, and each person who is baptized. And then as you and I grow in the spiritual life, each time we receive Holy Communion, each time we pick up Scripture and read, each time we pray to the Most High God for new graces.
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Each time we carry out works of mercy and love in the world, we grow in grace a little bit more. The plan of God comes to fulfillment a little bit more in your life and in mine. And when we become aware that the plan of God is real, it’s mysterious. It’s the great mystery of the world, the mystery of Christ, you and I can start to realize that even our sufferings, even our trials, even our burdens, even the sorrows that we go through, can be brought into the great work of God, the part of his plan for our transformation in Christ, the part of how we become one with Christ crucified and walk with him
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through the cross into a new life and come to know the Most High God. It takes faith to believe this, though, but let us take our mind’s eye, every one of us, and begin to focus on the mystery of God, the great plan of God, hidden in one way in the mind of God, but revealed in another way.
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And the person of Jesus Christ. The more you and I focus our attention on the mystery and remember the great plan of God and consider Jesus Christ, the more you and I will be able to live in to the fulfillment of this plan more and more all our days. So what’s the proper response to all of this? Let us look at Jesus.
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Let us believe in Jesus. Let us put our trust in Jesus. Let us remember Jesus Christ crucified and risen from the dead. Let us meditate on Jesus and let us ask Jesus to come into our lives and to lead us by the power of His Holy Spirit more and more, and to the fulfillment of God’s plan for the world to lead us to him, to Jesus, and in him to the father’s house.
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Bonus Episode: Mary, Seat of Wisdom and the Indwelling Trinity | Contemplata | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
In this bonus episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on Mary, Seat of Wisdom, and the interior life of grace in the soul. The Christian life is not only belief in the mystery of the Holy Trinity, but participation in it: being formed by the Son, led by the Holy Spirit, and drawn to the Father in prayer.
At the center of this hidden life is the gift of wisdom, by which we come to know and experience God dwelling within us. Within this mystery, the Blessed Virgin Mary has a maternal role in the order of grace, interceding so that Christ may be formed in us and that we may become contemplative souls.
Fr. Brent reflects on Mary’s memory, her pondering heart, and her contemplative gaze upon the life of Christ, showing how the Rosary draws us into her prayer. In praying the Rosary, we are united to her contemplation and, as St. John Paul II teaches, mystically drawn to her side.
The episode also considers the spiritual power of the Rosary, its capacity to order the soul toward God, and the grace given through faithful prayer of its mysteries, even in their fullness each day.
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How Baptism Changes You | Contemplata Ep 52 | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
In Episode 52 of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., takes a closer look at something we often take for granted: what actually happens in baptism.
We say that baptism gives us life, but not just the kind of life we already have. In baptism, something new begins. We receive a share in God’s own life, the life of the Most Holy Trinity, dwelling within us.
Fr. James walks through this mystery in a simple way, helping us see how this gift goes beyond every form of life we know. It is not symbolic or abstract. It is real, and it changes us.
With this life comes grace: faith, hope, and love, along with the virtues that help us live it out day by day. And it is not meant to stay small. It is meant to grow.
Baptism is the beginning of a new life. This episode is an invitation to remember what we have been given and to let it take root.
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Bonus Episode: The Mystery of the Holy Trinity | Contemplata | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
In this bonus episode of Contemplata, Fr. James Brent, O.P., reflects on the mystery of the Holy Trinity and the meaning of our lives in light of it.
We were created to know God, not from a distance, but from within. Through grace, we are invited to become contemplative souls, drawn into the life of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is our calling, our inheritance, and the deepest purpose of being human: to participate in the life of the Trinity through prayer, adoration, and love.
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The Church is Holy | Contemplata Episode 51 | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
There are many ways in which the Church is holy. The main source of its holiness is Jesus Christ, who is the head of the Church. He unites us to himself, through his Church, through our Baptisms, and through the Holy Eucharist. Join Fr. James Brent, O.P., as he leads us through a tour of the Church’s holiness in Episode 51 of Contemplata.
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Bonus Episode: The Holy Eucharist and the Life of Grace | Contemplata | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
In this bonus audio from Contemplata, we turn our attention to the Holy Eucharist—the gift that stands above every other gift given to the Church.
Drawing from the tradition of the saints and the Church’s own prayer, this meditation reflects on the unique power of the Eucharist in our sanctification. While many paths of prayer and devotion have been given to us, the Eucharist is not simply one among many—it is the Lord himself, given to us, working within us.
This reflection considers the Eucharist not only as a source of grace, but as its cause: actively forming charity in the soul, uniting us to Christ, and giving to each person exactly what is needed for that day.
Featuring a prayer attributed to Saint Basil the Great, this episode invites you to approach Holy Communion with greater faith, expectation, and devotion.
A quiet, substantial meditation to accompany your prayer.
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Watch for the Lord | Contemplata Ep 50 | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
Often we are attacked by distractions and temptations, which distance us from God. But we do not need to despair, because of our Baptism. The first step towards living a life of constant prayer is to develop a constant awareness of God’s action in our lives. When we are vigilant, we can guard against the things that keep us from Jesus. Join Fr. James Brent, O.P. in Episode 50 of Contemplata, as he walks us through scripture and spiritual theology, on the Road to Constant Prayer.
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How to Know God's Love | Contemplata Ep 49 | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
As humans we face many difficulties in our day to day lives. It is important to meditate on the presence of Jesus, and of his love, in order to be able to love in return. Loving our neighbors, and loving God through our sufferings can be hard, but a greater knowledge of God’s love for us can make all things easier to bear. In Episode 49 of Contemplata, join Fr. James Brent, O.P., as we learn more about God’s Love.
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The Real Reason to Hope | Contemplata Ep 48 | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
We all struggle with daily adversities, or with lifelong hardships. Who should we turn to for consolation and hope? There is only one good answer – Jesus Christ, who has both the desire, and the power, to help us on our path to happiness and heaven. Join Fr. James Brent, O.P., in episode 48 of Contemplata, to learn more about the real reason to hope.
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How To Contact God: Faith | Contemplata Ep 47 | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
Every time we make an act of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we receive new graces in our souls. Our union with the life of Jesus Christ will grow more and more. Fr. James Brent, O.P. recommends simple prayers of faith, like ‘Jesus, I believe in you,’ even when it feels like our prayer is dry, or God is not present. Learn more about prayer and our relationships with Jesus Christ in Episode 47 of Contemplata.
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Your Suffering in Christ | Contemplata Ep 46 | Fr. James Brent, O.P.
Our sufferings are the sufferings of the Lord. We are not isolated individuals - God’s plan is unfolding in our lives. God calls us to become another Christ in our suffering. “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). Learn more about Christ's presence in our suffering in Episode 46 of Contemplata, hosted by Fr. James Brent, O.P.
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