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The Holy Angels in church told me: "Do as we do". They meant: Look towards Christ, Who is Really Present in the tabernacle, and yearn to serve and to please Him. Remain poised to do His Holy Will in the least manner, out of love for Him, the Holy One Who came from the Father to save us.
It was a glimpse of true freedom, that one could be weak and ill-clothed, yet content to accept Christ's Will.
In the soul which worships the Holy Trinity, God is first and last, Alpha and Omega, enthroned there by the soul's consenting to God's Will.
The prayerful person who accepts all trials patiently in a spirit of penance, supports and helps many other reckless souls endangered by sin who refuse to do God's Will.
The prayerful person who accepts all trials patiently in a spirit of penance, supports and helps many other reckless souls endangered by sin who refuse to do God's Will.
We, too, must wait sometimes, until we see Christ and His Will more clearly.
I leaned on His heart, in Communion, waiting for His will to be made plain; there was no need for speech.
He placed an altar in my heart, where I could sacrifice my will, in order to do His Will (whatever the cost) out of love for Him. He adorned it, as if at a special consecration.
If we yearn for God in prayer, and do His will, He will draw us into the vibrant inner life of the Holy Trinity
If we yearn for God in prayer, and do His will, He will draw us into the vibrant inner life of the Holy Trinity
Even when we are weak, Christ is with us, and sends His angel to guide and guard us.
God gave us life. In His sight, people who misuse or mistreat their bodies are behaving as strangely as people who might use electrical goods for unforeseen purposes: a fridge to store dirty pots, a metal-detector as a flail, a television set as a stool, or an electric drill as a dibber for bulbs!
I remember steeling my will, and feeding on Christ for survival, in order to do my daily duties.
Christ showed out patience in His unjust trail. He spoke the truth. He has set us an example of fortitude and love for the Father's will for Him
Mary's graciousness, I learned, stemmed from her silence, and suffering, and longing to do God's will.
Christ wishes to see laid down before Him every fault or preoccupation or fear that prevents the soul seeing His will.
Wherever a soul delivers up its life for God's work and glory, the Kingdom of God touches this Earth, and God truly reigns.
By the Father's will, foreknowledge, plan, consent and justice, Christ suffered and died, and leaped up to His Father, drawing us in His wake.
By the Father's will, foreknowledge, plan, consent and justice, Christ suffered and died, and leaped up to His Father, drawing us in His wake.
The one who consents (by self-denial) to soar to the Father, united to Christ in His prayer, draws within the soul all its beloved ones.
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