Pondering Tidbits of Truth - July 22, 2021

 

 

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.

 

 

Madeliene Delbrel, Servant of God

"Saving the world does not mean making it happy; it means showing the world the meaning of its suffering and giving it a joy that nothing can take away. If we must fight against the misery and misfortune which Christ took so seriously as to speak of judging us in the end solely by what we did for others in this regard, we must keep in mind that what is at stake is ultimately not solving these problems and constructing a second earthly paradise. Rather, what is at stake is eternal life."

(From We, the Ordinary People of the Streets)

 

Venerable Bruno Lanteri

“If you want peace in this life, you must, first of all, decide to accommodate yourself to circumstances and not demand that circumstances accommodate themselves to you. You must, secondly, strive to practice uniformity of your will with God’s. It is He who disposes everything, arranges everything, and permits all that takes place. We need only seek and follow the plan of His fatherly love for our lives, which is always to provide us opportunities for practicing different virtues, at times one, at times another, so that He will have something for which to reward us.”

(From Overcoming Spiritual Discouragement - The Wisdom and Spiritual Power of Venerable Bruno Lanteri)

 

Mother Mectilde of the Blessed Sacrament

"Never determine anything of yourself. You are no longer your own, you are Jesus Christ's. It is for Him to dispose and for you to acquiesce and His designs. Strive to be detached from everything, be tied or attached only to God's good pleasure. We must be very disinterested and allow God the freedom to do with us what will please Him."

(From The Breviary of Fire - Letters by Mother Mectilde of the Blessed Sacrament)