Jean Pierre de Caussade “Sacrament of the Present Moment” (Key Excerpts) Just as it is fire and not the philosophy or science of that element and its effects that heats, so it is God’s order and his will which sanctify and not curious speculations about its origin or purpose. What he ordains for us each moment is what is most holy, best, and most divine for us. The mysterious growth of Jesus Christ in our heart is the accomplishment of God’s purpose, the fruit of his grace and divine will. This fruit, as has been pointed out, forms, grows, and ripens in the succession of our duties to the present which are continually being replenished by God, so that obeying them is always the best we can do. We must offer no resistance and blindly abandon ourselves to his divine will in perfect trust. It is the will of God that gives everything, whatever it may be, the power to form Jesus Christ in the center of our being Souls must look upon ever...
"You have lost the love you had at first. Realize how far you have fallen. Repent and do the works you did at first." -Revelation 2:4-5 As we move to the end of the liturgical year, the Church has us ponder the last things and uses readings from the Book of Revelation. Today's first reading calls us to be shaken out of complacency and return to a greater sense of zeal and love. Time sometimes wears us down gradually without us noticing. You have lost the love you had at first is a phrase that can shake us back to commitment in both work and relationship. Are we still putting in the time and effort to do...
Winter coming to a close harsh winds' bite sinking less deeply into bone; pavement peaking out from beneath tattered blankets; Sun deciding to stay for dinner. Blood in cold veins starts to warm and muck along like galoshes in slush; scissors in drawers ready to be opened to cut sleeves off flannel. Perch and walleye look up at square shadowed clouds moving across their icy sky leaving behind holes of luminous light; orange trucks look forward to dropping front-end weight and washing salt off their tail-ends telling war stories to the guys at the garage. Winter coming to a close the season that proves one is still tough enough to not fly away like a snowbird.
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