So trials like these, unbearable as they may seem, eventually become light, and the soul becomes anxious to suffer again if by so doing it can render the Lord greater service. And, however numerous may be our troubles and persecutions, if we endure them without offending the Lord, but rejoice to suffer for His sake, […]
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"One must pass through solitude and dwell in it to receive God’s grace. It is there that one empties oneself, that one drives before oneself all that is not God, and that one completely empties this little house of our soul to leave room for God alone. In doing this, do not fear being unfaithful
This world undermines our trust in God. Attachment to stuff of this world brings temporary pleasure. Our heart is made for God (and will not rest until we find Him) when we become attached to something not of God, the result is fear. Fear of loosing., fear of the future, fear of the unknown. All
Help me to turn away from every obstacle that blocks me from being a peaceful, loving witness to your kingdom. Build your kingdom within me, in my thoughts and desires. Teach me how to trust in you A reflection on Luke 17:20-25
Help me to turn away from every obstacle that blocks me from being a peaceful, loving witness to your kingdom. Build your kingdom within me, in my thoughts and desires. Teach me how to trust in you A reflection on Luke 17:20-25
Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, – Philippians 2:3 invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
Carrying on the ordinary service required by your state in life, with extraordinary deliberateness, and full, conscious self-giving.
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“The Good Life”* does not result in moral living. *as the world would have us believe
God’s greatest giftis free will. Supreme happiness is Conforming our thoughts, desires and loves to God’s will.
