Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

I know I am among the throng who have increasingly complained about being unable to  receive Holy Communion. (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) We have a right to feel that way; but let us not forget (as I have) that this painful experience is intended by God for our eternal benefit. Ponder the wisdom of these words penned by Dom Lorenzo Scupoli more than four hundred years ago - advice that our ears  and hearts may need to hear today: “Show the same resignation [to God’s will] when, either under the direction of your confessor, or for some other reason, you are obliged to refrain for a time from Holy Communion. Rather than be disturbed by this loss, you should say with your heart: Were I not guilty of some failing or shortcoming before the Lord, I would not thus be deprived of receiving Him; blessed be the name of Him Who has revealed to me my true unworthiness. I know, O Lord, that in all the trials of my life I need do nothing but bear them patiently in the hope of plea...

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 . Christine Watkins   “Our worry literally binds God’s hands. But every act of complete, blind trust unties them, causing the best effect possible, for God can accomplish what no human being is capable of. It is when we truly release our worries to the Lord and rest our head on His lap in peace, that He can work for us the most glorious of miracles.”  (From Mary’s Mantle Consecration) Archbishop Luis Martinez "No philosophy will never teach us to love pain; only eternal Love can infuse such love into our souls. Before pain can be loved, it must be transmuted into love, and Jesus alone has succeeded in doing this. To love the Cross, we must see Jesus on it and understand the personal and indestructible ties that bind Him to it. To love the Cross, we must experience the sweet and strong attraction th...