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 In the  waves,  the  progress  of  time. In the seashore covered  with  the  waters,  our  mortality. In the  footmarks  on  the  sand  erased, fame. In the  sudden  darkness,  mortal  sin. In the  bright  light,  God's  grace. In the  gentle wind, the  breath  of  the  Holy  Ghost  the  Comforter. In bread,  the  Blessed  Sacrament, the true  Bread  of  life. In water,  the  cleansing grace  of  baptism. In oil. the anointing  of the  young  and  of  the  sick. In the  sound  of the  clock,  the  irrevocable  progress  of  time.

"We can  meditate  by  adoring  the  presence of  God  all  around  us.  as  we  walk  in  the  midst of  Him,  or  as  causing  by  His  Presence  in  each object  we  behold,  its  continued  existence  and its  qualities  of  good.  We  can  adore  God  in the  center  of  our  heart,  dwelling  there  as  in a  temple,  and  by  a  spiritual  union  uniting  to Himself  the  soul  in  grace.

"We meditate  by  reading  slowly,  devoutly, a  spiritual  book,  with  pious  affections  and practical  resolutions.  We  meditate  by  contemplating with  true  dispositions  the  image of  the  crucifix,  or  the  tabernacle  over  the  altar where,  in  His  sacramental  presence,  our sweetest  Jesus  reposes.  We  meditate  by hearing  the  holy  Mass,  uniting  ourselves  with Jesus  in  His  sacrifice.  We  meditate  while  we devoutly  make  the  stations  of  the  cross,  or