Pondering Tidbits of Truth - October 1, 2020

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.

 

 

 

Father Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.

“Indeed, only then do we possess a truth completely when we teach it to others, when we make others share our contemplation; only then do we wholly love God when we desire to make Him loved by all. Give money away, or spend it, and it is no longer yours. But give God to others, and you possess Him more fully for yourself. We may go even further and say that, if we desired only one soul to be deprived of Him, if we excluded only one soul – even the soul of one who persecutes and calumniates us – from our own love, then God Himself would be lost to us.”

(From The Three Conversions In The Spiritual Life)

 

Archbishop Louis M. Martinez

“Human life is not a life of isolation; it is a life of association, of companionship. By the will of God, we were born in a family, which is part of a larger society. It is impossible for us to avoid relationships with others, and, at times, these relationships are very difficult.

It is easy and pleasant to have dealings with people who are kind to us and with whom we have some bond of liking. But to deal with everyone, the good and the bad, those who are sympathetic to us and those who repel us, those who wish us well and those who wish us ill, requires a balance very hard for our soul to attain. Our relations with men must conform not only to the rules of reason, but the divine norms left us by Jesus Christ, and we know from experience how hard this can be.

…Our relations with others, then, are both very important and very difficult. It is necessary for the Holy Spirit with His light, His fire, and His action to come and dispose our heart, our soul and our life so that our association with others may be harmonious and holy.”

(From True Devotion to the Holy Spirit)

 

Father Dave Pivonka, TOR

"When we live animated by the Holy Spirit, our lives produce fruit that not only makes our own life more peaceful, patient, and loving but also influences positively those whom we encounter each and every day."

(From The Wild Goose)