Thought of the Day November 18, 2019 Spirituality of the disciple
"Then all
spirituality is comprised in fidelity to the will and plan of God....The duties
of each moment are the shadows beneath which hides the divine operation....This
shadow, beneath which is hidden the power of God for the purpose of bringing forth
Jesus Christ in the soul, is the duty, the
attraction, or the cross that is presented to us at each moment....
"If the work
of our sanctification presents, apparently, the most insurmountable
difficulties, it is because we do not know how to form a just idea of it. In
reality sanctity can be reduced to one single practice, fidelity to the duties
appointed by God. Now this fidelity is equally within each one's power whether
in its active practice, or passive exercise.
"(To grow in
holiness we) only have to fulfill the simple
duties of
Christianity and of (our) state of life; to embrace with submission the crosses
belonging to that state, and to submit with faith and love to the designs of
Providence in all those things that have to be done or suffered without going
out of (our) way to seek occasions for themselves." (Cascade)
This was the spirituality of Jesus, to do the will of the Father in all circumstances. This is the spirituality of the disciples of Jesus. This happens when we embrace the divine appointments we encounter throughout our day. We may see them as crosses, but God sees them as gifts of grace.
This was the spirituality of Jesus, to do the will of the Father in all circumstances. This is the spirituality of the disciples of Jesus. This happens when we embrace the divine appointments we encounter throughout our day. We may see them as crosses, but God sees them as gifts of grace.
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