By: St. Josemaria
Ch. 1. The richness of ordinary life
- Jesus is at our side guiding us like a shepherd
- He has chosen us to be part of his family to be saints
- His invitation obliges us to struggle to the point of heroism
- These world crisis are crisis of saints
- Concern for souls follows from the fact that God has chosen us.
- Success in attracting souls depends on how much interior life we have
- Ppl are not born holy. Holiness is formed by God's grace n man's correspondence.
- Holiness God asks of us is in daily duties, n these will almost always consist of small realities.
- You will not lack opportunities to show love of God in the small n ordinary things around you.
- We are few n worth little
- A disciple of Christ calls error error but the person in error he will correct with kindness
- Victory only comes to those who strive to behave as Christians. Thus there are so many who from a human point of view should be happy but aren't. They appear to be, but just scratch the surface and...
- Interior life consists of begining once n again... The struggle is never ending
- Child helping the fishermen...if we come to God like that, knowing our weakness, we shall more easily reach the goal
- You must let yourself be helped by a spiritual director
- Have you been pursuing God's or your own glory in everything you do?
- Ppl who fly to the heights w/o interior life are like that fellow flying on the wings of a plane...frightening
- In work n dealing w others we should maintain dialogue w God which is not audible but does manifest outwards in the care we put in doing things.
- Be of one piece
- The more we advance in interior life, the more we see our own failings
- Saints were ppl like us, with weaknesses who managed to master themselves for love of God.
- Your boat -your talents, achievements, etc- are worth nothing if not left in Christ's hands.
- If we let him take command, how safe the boat will be!
- We want him to do as he pleases with all we posses
- Only in his shelter will we find true happiness
BookNo.: r010
Asunto: highlights
Fecha: 29/12/10
