▁God ▁is ▁and ▁what ▁he ▁is ▁like ." ▁ ▁That ▁God ▁is ▁love . ▁Francis ▁of ▁Sales ▁said : ▁" I ▁comm end ▁earnest ▁mental ▁prayer ▁to ▁you , ▁more ▁particularly ▁such ▁as ▁be ars ▁upon ▁the ▁Life ▁and ▁Pass ion ▁of ▁our ▁Lord . ▁If ▁you ▁cont em plate ▁Him ▁frequently ▁in ▁med itation , ▁your ▁whole ▁soul ▁will ▁be ▁filled ▁with ▁Him , ▁you ▁will ▁grow ▁in ▁His ▁L iken ess , ▁and ▁your ▁actions ▁will ▁be ▁m old ed ▁on ▁His ." ▁The ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁Spirit ual ▁Ex er cis es ▁of ▁Ign ati us ▁of ▁Lo y ola , ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁" we eks ", ▁consists ▁of ▁cont empl ations ▁on ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Christ , ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁and ▁final ▁week ▁is ▁on ▁seeing ▁God ▁in ▁all ▁things . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁C CC : ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Spirit ual ▁Ex er cis es . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁C ate ch ism ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁on ▁Cont empl ative ▁P ray er ▁St . ▁John ▁of ▁the ▁Cross ▁on ▁Spirit ual ▁P over ty , ▁Car mel ite ▁website ▁St . ▁Al ph ons us : ▁Master ▁of ▁P ray er ▁by ▁Margaret ▁M . ▁O ' She a , ▁I H M ▁Inter view ▁with ▁Jacques ▁Philippe ▁Most , ▁Fr . ▁William , ▁Our ▁Father ' s ▁Plan , ▁( Ch ap . ▁ 2 1 , ▁" M ental ▁P ray er ") ▁Christ end om ▁College ▁Press .)