Faith
The One Thing from How To Be Holy
"Only in the present can you meet God. Only in the present can you be holy. Planning to be holy is not holy. Fantasizing about being holy is not being holy. People with active mind and imaginations can deceive themselves into subconsciously thinking they are holy...This is a malady that affects mainly 'thinkers' and 'dreamers'...just give yours…
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The Little Things
"A little thing is a little thing, but faithfulness in little things is a great thing." ~James Hudson Taylor This totally reminds me of Leo Babauta's baby steps. You don't run a marathon (or the average person doesn't) by going from a couch potato one day to running a marathon the next. It comes from habit building. It comes from faithfulness…
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Trust Fall
"...He is carrying you through it like a lost sheep, cradling you in His own all powerful hands, which are the hands known so some extent by all religions and which Christians know are also bloody, nail-pierced hands." page 34 of How to be Holy When you are wrestling with God, trust that he will catch you and lift you up. Whether you feel it or not. T…
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What is Your Magnificat?
Here is Mary's Magnificat: "My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. And his mercy is on those who fear him from generation to generation. He …
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How to Be Holy
De Caussade states clearly, "How easy it is to be holy" If it is so easy, why aren't we holy? William Law's answer is that "...we are not as holy as the saints: because we do not wholly want to be." Why aren't you fit? Because you don't want to be. Why aren't you 20 lbs. lighter? Because you don't want to be. But...…
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Sanctifying My Life
"How can I sanctify my day? How can I sanctify my week? How can I sanctify my month? How can I sanctify my year? I will write this down and share it with my husband or wife if I am married, or with a friend, roommate, or small group. If I have a plan and share it, it will bear fruit." page 24 There are all sorts of quotes about plans. "Plan for to…
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Carmelite Spirituality
Here are some of the stand-outs pieces in this book: "...we learn to be conscious of the simple and small things as signs of God's presence and tokens of His love...We all have the tendency to long for peak experiences, but we are invited to receive God int he drab little things of everyday life." page 8 My home office is currently sharing the space w…
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