People must not think that our "little way" is a restful one, full of sweetness and consolation. It's quite the opposite. To offer oneself as a victim to love is to offer oneself to suffering, because love lives only on sacrifice; if one is completely dedicated to loving, one must expect to be sacrificed unreservedly.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Our Secular Carmelite vocation is a call to not only accept the cross but to approach it and embrace it with love-our vehicl
e to heaven. St. Therese tells us that we must expect to be sacrificed without reservation. Let us prepare ourselves each day with prayer to accept whatever the Lord wishes to send for our purification and sanctification. We know that without the cross their will be no resurrection. Let us expect and look with anticipation to the cross in our life. We can have confidence that our holy Mother, Mary, will remain with us every step of the way.
e to heaven. St. Therese tells us that we must expect to be sacrificed without reservation. Let us prepare ourselves each day with prayer to accept whatever the Lord wishes to send for our purification and sanctification. We know that without the cross their will be no resurrection. Let us expect and look with anticipation to the cross in our life. We can have confidence that our holy Mother, Mary, will remain with us every step of the way.
Let us pray for each other.
Peace be with you!
Rosemarie, OCDS
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2 comments:
It is a daily challenge to persevere in such suffering. It is an offering from the heart given with our love which is pleasing to Jesus.
Thanks for the posting Rosemarie.
Well said, Lisa. Thank you for visiting today. May St. Therese intercede for us!
Let us pray for each other.
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