Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

"Jesus gave sight to a blind man, and He wishes to give insight and vision to you.  (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons ) Wisdom is cultivated by means of your relationship with God. The more intimate your union with Him, the more He will reveal to you new knowledge that is forever old, and vast landscapes that have been hidden in plain sight.  King Solomon prayed for wisdom above all else and received 'her'. Have you asked for this gift?" (From Mary's Mantle Consecration by Christine Watkins)

 

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.       Johann Tauler, O.P. "Everyone should do for his neighbor what his neighbor  cannot do so well as he, and in this way, by his love for others, he thanks God for His graces. Be sure of this: if we are not useful, profitable and helpful to our neighbor, we shall have much to answer for before God. The Gospel says that everyone will have to give an account of his stewardship. Each one of us has an obligation to pay back as best he can what he has received from God, because God gave it to him for the benefit of others." (From Spiritual Conferences )    St. Peter Julian Eymard "Another characteristic of the charity of our Lord is humility. Our Lord did not regard Himself as anything but a servant of His Apostles. Never put your self above others; never believe yourselves greater than they on account of your learning or...

We thank Allison Gingras at  Reconciled To You  and Elizabeth Riordan at  Theology Is A Verb   for hosting Worth Revisiting each week. It is a privilege to share our work with them and their followers .                  Want a simple but fruitful exercise this Lent? How about chewing on one of these short but powerfully packed kernels of wisdom from St. Thomas Aquinas each day during Lent?  (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)     Our body must be subject to the soul.   Death, sickness and all defects of the body are due to lack of the body’s subjection to the soul. Fasting is mandatory and essential to spiritual growth.   Fasting is useful for removal and prevention of sin, and for raising the mind to spiritual things. Go to the foot of the cross.   Contemplate Him who suffered so much for me and Him Whom I should love. Christ i...

                 Want a simple but fruitful exercise this Lent? How about chewing on one of these short but powerfully packed kernels of wisdom from St. Thomas Aquinas each day during Lent?  (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons)     Our body must be subject to the soul.   Death, sickness and all defects of the body are due to lack of the body’s subjection to the soul. Fasting is mandatory and essential to spiritual growth.   Fasting is useful for removal and prevention of sin, and for raising the mind to spiritual things. Go to the foot of the cross.   Contemplate Him who suffered so much for me and Him Whom I should love. Christ is likened to a seed that fell to the ground and died but brought good fruit-remission of sins, conversion and fruits and glory (grace and mercy). Christ allowed Himself to be tempted: to strengthen us against temptation, to w...