Pondering Tidbits of Truth
is my simple and inadequate way of providing nuggets of spiritual wisdom for
you to chew on from time to time.
God the Father to St. Catherine of Siena
"For no other reason ought the soul leave off prayer [other than for obedience or for charity's sake]. During the time ordained for prayer, the devil likes to arrive in the soul, causing much more conflict and trouble than when the soul is not occupied in prayer. This he does in order that holy prayer may become tedious to the soul."
(From The Dialogue)
Saint
Claude de la Colombiere
"It is an error to think that faith is so entirely a gift of
God that it is not in our power to increase and strengthen it. Some… admire
faith in the saints as a purely gratuitous grace; they persuade themselves that
they can do nothing to increase their own faith and that the only thing to do
is to remain passive until God grants them that favor; they will make no effort
to grow in faith, saying that to do so is quite useless… We must get rid of
these ideas, see why it is our faith is so weak, and acknowledge that it is our
own fault and that, whatever we may say, the truth is that we do not believe
because we do not wish to believe."
(From Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence: The Secret of Peace and Happiness)
Jesus to St. Bridget of Sweden
"I am like a mother who sees her son making a request contrary to his welfare and puts off listening to his petition, while stemming his tears with some indignation. Indeed, such indignation is not anger but great mercy. Thus, I, God, do not always hear [i.e answer] My friends because I see - better than they themselves would see - the things that are more useful for their welfare. Did not Paul and others pray with energy and were not heard?...Just as the Devil does not blush to tempt his own because he sees that they are quite prompt in sinning, so for a time I do not spare My elect because I see that they are prepared for all good."
(From Bridget of Sweden: Life and Selected Writings)
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