Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

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. St. Boniface   "Can there be a more fitting pursuit in youth or a more valuable possession in old age than a knowledge of Holy Scripture? In the midst of storms, it will preserve you from the dangers of shipwreck and guide you to the shore of an enchanting paradise and the ever-lasting bliss of the angels.   (From Morning Offering )   Father Jesse Maingot, O.P. “My love of God is really an invitation to be loved by Him…God longs for each one of us. He wants us to understand how much He wishes to give Himself to us…Our spiritual life is God’s pursuit of us. We must yield ourselves to this God who is chasing after us."   (From SpiritualDirection.com )   St. Louis Mary de Montfort "Only he will receive, will find, and will enter who perseveres in asking, seeking, and knocking. It is not enough to ask Almighty ...

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.

(Image Source- Wikimedia Commons ) "That the Eucharist—and thus the whole of Christian life—is a meal shows us that we do not have life in ourselves. We must receive it, eat it. We become what we receive. If we refuse to receive, refuse to eat and drink Him, we remain without life" (Father Wilfrid Stinissen, OCD from Bread That Is Broken )