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 ...

(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) 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. Rev. M. Raymond, O.C.S.O . “Do we believe that when we sin we are Pilate ordering the cross and the nails; we are Judas taking the thirty pieces of silver and kissing the Christ; we are Annas and Caiphas and the rest of the Sanhedrin urg­ing the people on to cry "Away with this Man; give unto us Barabbas!" Do we really believe that when we sin we take hammer and use it on a nail that goes through the flesh of God? Or have we, too, lost our sense of sin? (From God, A Woman and the Way )