Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

"The next day, the church was cold, and I wanted to finish my prayers before it got dark. Jesus begged me to stay. 'Do not leave Me here. I am alone and without consolation. How often I am alone. I share this Church with you. You enter whenever you wish. Did you see anyone else?' (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) 'No one Lord. During this time, I saw no one.' Jesus responded, You see why I say, 'Do not leave Me alone.' I will accompany you with the penetrating glance of my eyes." (From The Flame of Love - The Spiritual Diary of Elizabeth Kindelmann )

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.       Venerable Louis of Granada, O.P. "Another thought which should here impress us is that God has given us two eyes, two ears, two hands, and two feet, so that if we lose one of these members we still have one left. But He has given us only one soul, and if we lose that we have no other with which to enjoy eternal happiness. Our first care, therefore, should be to save our soul which is to share with the body either eternal happiness or eternal woe." (From The Sinner's Guide )   Venerable Fulton J. Sheen "Because the rosary is both a mental and vocal prayer, it is one where intellectual elephants may bathe, and the simple birds may also sip." (From Champions of the Rosary b y Father Donald H. Calloway, MIC) Elizabeth Kindelmann "Afterwards, I began to clean behind the altar, where there was a thick layer of dust. The...