and self-emptying,
our stripping ourselves
of any pretense
that we have or
are anything good
apart from God.
God will come through
for us and give us
graces to cooperate
with Him in extraordinary ways.
He will call us to be
magnanimous and
great-hearted
and plunge into
the work of redeeming
this world for God.
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The disciples would
these little onesaside for moreworthy personages,but Jesus welcomedthem all with openarms and greatrejoicing, knowingtheir trusting heartswere ever open towards Him.These disciples hadto learn that itwould be betterfor them to havea millstone putaround their neckand to be drownedin the depths ofthe sea, than tooffend one of theselittle ones whobelieve in Jesus.
All the spiritual masters write about
All outward works were establishedand ordained to direct the outer manto God and to train him to spiritualliving and good deeds, that he might notstray away from the right path;to act as a curb on his inclination toescape from Self to things outside.For the greater the delightin outward thingsthe harder it is to leave them.
You who are
to the afflicted,have mercyon meand take awaythat differentiatingsense which causes meto do what I should notand pass my daysin merrimentmistaking woefor happiness.(Wisdom up on readingRamayana, Lanka Kanda) .
I fear that,
at childhood,something badhappened.Something brokebadly emotionally.But maybe it isbroken in a goodway, who can fathom.Or maybenothingis broken.We come todoubt our ownthoughts andexplanationsabout our ownbehaviour.
God calls me now.
„Die to your own self.’Why Lord God?„Only thenyou can live for me’.
God will use you
greater thingsthan you imagine.He will take youto His side and makeyou fight and achievewhat you neverdreamed ofin yourlife.The only conditionis this: Believe in Godwho stands by youthan in your own weakness.