Steven's entry on Flos Carmeli HERE.
I need this typed out, printed up in the largest type available and plastered everywhere my eyes look:
In every case, when we can put self aside, we will be serving God. And when we do so we immediately become better witnesses for Him. Our strongest Catholic witness is not necessarily a lecture about the Real Presence or the apostolic succession (true though they may be) but rather our joy in living out our Catholic Faith. Was it St. Teresa who said, "Lord preserve me from sour-faced saints?" Knowing God is real joy, profound joy, life affecting joy. Too often we are caught up in our own agendas, attempting to shape all things to ourselves and to our own convenience to notice that these little miseries, these little hardships are training us up in the way we should go--in enduring them is far greater joy than can ever be had by tryng to put them aside or change them. God is a loving Father and everything He sends, He sends for our good. Problem is, we don't really believe that--we think we can take this good and make it better. The reality is living what God has given us is our highest good.
"Our strongest Catholic witness is not necessarily a lecture about the Real Presence or the apostolic succession (true though they may be) but rather our joy in living out our Catholic Faith. "
my Nonny was always fond of reminding us that "you may be the only Bible your neighbor ever reads."
Somehow that link's not working for me ... though I was on my way over there anyway via HC ...
Very well said, indeed!
Exactly what I needed on this Monday morning.....how do you ladies do it?
To insert a hot link, you first need to click on the time stamp under the post. in your browser's address window will be the link to that bit. Don't use the trackback URL, that is something entirely different. When posting a link within MT to another MT site, you don't have to manually enter the trackback, the system does it for you.
send me am email if this doesn't make sense to you.
I did it, I did it, I did it!
Thanks Alicia!!!!