Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

“If we but had a little faith, what meditations, what sublime contemplations would the sight of God giving Himself to man not inspire in us! But no, we are blind and know not how to appreciate so great a happiness; we are insensible and Jesus the Host does not touch us; we are so miserable that the least trifle occupies us entirely, and we remain closed to heaven’s most precious graces, to the infinite benefits of our God. Have we ever duly given thanks for the ineffable gift of the Eucharist? What thanksgivings have we made for It? Alas!, one may say in groaning that the greater number of men never even think of Jesus present among us.”   (Ven. Catherine Mectilde de Bar from The Mystery of Incomprehensible Love )  

Advice from a wise confessor : (Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash ) Remember if Satan succeeds in keeping you in sin and despair, he has succeeded in preventing you from fulfilling God’s will for your life and the specific work God has delegated to you. Don’t give Satan that power over you.

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 . Dom Lorenzo Scupoli   “It is necessary to control one’s will so that it is not abandoned to its own inclinations, but is conformed entirely to the will of God…strive to perform all of our actions solely for the intention of pleasing God.” (From The Spiritual Combat and a Treatise On Peace of Soul )     St. John Marie Vianney "See, my children, we must reflect that we have a soul to save, and an eternity that awaits us. The world, its riches, pleasures, and honors will pass away; heaven and hell will never pass away. Let us take care, then. The saints did not all begin well; but they all ended well. We have begun badly; let us end well, and we shall go one day and meet them in heaven."  (From The Little Catechism of The Cure of Ars )   Vinny Flynn “The Eucharist is alive. If a stranger who knew nothing about the