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To allow oneself to be led by Christ, by His Spirit, is to be like a dancer who trusts her partner to guide her every move.
Just as light and air pour into a hollow space beneath sand, God's grace pours into a soul 'hollowed' by acts of self-abnegation.
One who tries to serve 'two masters', to serve God and man without conflict, is forced, eventually, to choose His destination.
Through faith, baptism, and loving obedience, we share in the life of the Holy Trinity
It is essential that we put Christ at the centre of our lives. If we do not pray, do not listen to the Church, and do not obey God's laws as taught by the Church, we shall not be prepared for Heaven when the time comes to die.
An obedient child is content to please the teacher, sure that the task is worthwhile, even if it is not yet understood.
Some, who are reluctant to follow Christ, point to life's map, demanding that Christ lead them only over easy terrain.
As Abraham stood ready to obey God's will, so Our Lady stood to make Her offering, as we can, on our own 'Calvaries'.
Every time we choose to do God's Will and not our own, we are like someone who removes the threads which still cling to Him, when he has bravely 'parachuted' into a life of grace.
Every time we choose to do God's Will and not our own, we are like someone who removes the threads which still cling to Him, when he has bravely 'parachuted' into a life of grace.
By avoiding sin within marriage, including the practice of contraception, a husband and wife show their obedience to God and express their love for one another
By avoiding sin within marriage, including the practice of contraception, a husband and wife show their obedience to God and express their love for one another
Whoever wishes to do God's work, unhampered, can imitate the sportsmen who cast aside all that is unnecessary as they approach the arena.
We can try to act towards Christ as this priest acted towards His bishop: alert, and willing at all times to be of service.
We can try to act towards Christ as this priest acted towards His bishop: alert, and willing at all times to be of service.
A Statue in the Garden: Here, we can see Our Lady's open-hearted approach to God. She always asked Him: "What would you like me to do?"
A Statue in the Garden: Here, we can see Our Lady's open-hearted approach to God. She always asked Him: "What would you like me to do?"
By unhesitating obedience to Christ's wishes, we fulfil His plans for our lives as surely as when a child on an ice rink obeys the instructor's commands, then skates immediately with greater beauty, skill and power. We do not understand everything, but Christ is a trustworthy instructor.
By unhesitating obedience to Christ's wishes, we fulfil His plans for our lives as surely as when a child on an ice rink obeys the instructor's commands, then skates immediately with greater beauty, skill and power. We do not understand everything, but Christ is a trustworthy instructor.
Those who refuse to follow the safe way into Heaven will eventually languish, far from Heaven's light, in the depths of the dark Abyss - by their own free, tragic choice.
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