Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

    Pondering Tidbits of Truth my simple and inadequate way of providing nuggets of spiritual wisdom for you to chew on from time to time.       St. John Vianney “Take in one hand a sponge full of water, and in the other a little pebble; press them equally. Nothing will come out of the pebble, but out of the sponge will come abundance of water. The sponge is the soul filled with the Holy Spirit, and the stone is the cold and hard heart which is not inhabited by the Holy Spirit.” (From Sermons of St. John Marie Vianney )   Father Kevin M. Cusick “The vaccine for the real pandemic, one of fear, is faith. There is no real control possible over physical reality, the span of a human life or the world in which we live. Only faith can open the possibility of cooperating with the Creator, acknowledging our complete dependence upon Him now and in eternity. Through prayer, committed, regular and sincere, we grow in faith. Every time we kneel and pray...

( Father Lawrence Lew, O.P . - Used with permission)   How beneficial the rediscovery of Eucharistic adoration by many Christians is… How much need modern humanity has to rediscover the source of its hope in the Sacrament of the Eucharist!  Pope Benedict Emeritus XVI – Address to Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, November 9, 2006