Thursday, March 24, 2011

Achieving Holiness

Just a brief excerpt from Chapter 21 of the Imitation of Mary:

"God has allowed many people to be unhappy in this world so that they might achieve holiness through their suffering and you through your charity.
Be read to give all the help you can. Delay always means the loss of some of love's merit. 
Let your love be generous and extend as far as possible.
To limit the service you offer your neighbor is to evade rather than carry out the duties of love."

What ever your situation or where ever you may be at this moment in time, it is exactly where God wants you to be. Whether realizing you are prolonging your vocation or learning to appreciate another's, whether in need of charity or able to provide charity. God's purposes are two-fold or three-fold or endless-fold. I mean that you never know the full purpose and repercussions (positive or negative) of your responding to the promptings of God's grace.

Great book. I highly recommend it. Peace and Blessings in Christ!

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