Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

"0 my children! Our Lord is hidden there, waiting for us to come and visit Him and make our requests. See how good He is! He accommodates Himself to our weakness. (Source: WikiMedia Commons )  "In Heaven, where we shall be glorious and triumphant, we shall see Him in all His glory. If He presented Himself before us in that glory now, we should not dare to approach Him, but He hides Himself like a person in a prison and seems to say, 'You do not see Me, but that does not matter; ask of Me all you wish and I will grant it.' He is there in the Sacrament of His love, sighing and interceding incessantly with His Father for sinners. "To what outrages does He not expose Himself,   that He may remain in our midst!

(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.   St.   Thomas Aquinas “There is a difference between the knowledge we ac­quire of God by science and by faith. The knowledge of God possessed by a study of the sciences enlightens our intellect only, by showing that God is the first cause, that He is One and All-Wise. But the knowledge of God had by faith both enlightens the intellect and delights the heart; because that knowledge not only tells us that God is the First Cause but that He is our Savior, that He is the Redeemer, that He loves us and became man for us.” (From Saint Thomas Aquinas – Meditations for Every Day )

Have you become a little too causal when you approach the King of Kings? Maybe this little prayer will help reignite the sense of awe, amazement and gratitude that such a great and undeserved privilege deserves.

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Photo©Michael Seagriff It's Sunday and time to join an interesting group of Catholic bloggers at RAnn's This That and The Other Thing where you are sure to find something that will touch your heart and stir your soul. Take a few minutes and visit! I have set forth my postings for this week below. I pray something you read there will be of value.  But first - a matter of great personal and eternal importance. I am with my sister who is suffering through the burden of carrying the cross of cancer. May I be bold enough to ask all who visit here to storm heaven on Jane's behalf and prayerfully help her carry that ever-increasing burden to a heavenly reward? She and I would be eternally grateful. Monday Musings - We Need More Holy Priests Fra Angelico - Sharing The Fruits of His Comtemplation Pondering The Tidbits of Truth - The Book - Is Here! Eucharistic Reflection - Nothing Can Compare To It! What Would Happen If...

...we loved Him as we ought and as He deserves?

(Source: Wikimedia Commons ) “But if it is true that without Christ Jesus we "can do nothing", how much more will that be found true when it is a matter of our carrying out the action which is the holiest one of each day! To unite oneself sacramentally to Christ Jesus in the Eucharist is, for a created being, the highest act there can be. All human wisdom, whatever heights it may reach, is nothing in comparison with that act. We are incapable of adequately disposing ourselves in this without the help of Christ Himself. Our prayers show the reverence we have for Him, but it is He Himself who must prepare a dwelling for Himself within us.