“Draw near to God and he will draw near to you.” (James 4:8)
So much depends on this!
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“COURAGEOUS LOVE”
“Whoever loves the Savior with courageous love never ceases to love Him in times of temptation, desolation, and despair” (St. Alphonsus Liguori)
“TRUE LIFE”
“Every word that comes from my Son’s mouth is true life.” (Inner Word)
It was the Desert Fathers who drew our attention to the fact that we should “chew the Word of God”, that is, repeat it over and over again. In this they found the true nourishment for their spiritual life.
“CONTEMPLATION OF THE TRUTH”
“The soul does not find silence and peace through many reflections, but simply by meditating on the truth.” (St. Peter of Alcántara)
St. Peter of Alcántara, who was endowed with great mystical gifts by God and led an exceptionally ascetic life, points us to this invaluable source of prayer. Time and again, such gifted souls remind us that we should seek simply to dwell in the presence of God.
“THE TRIUMPH OF TRUTH”
“Just let the truth triumph” (Inner Word)
A few words from the priest, Mag. Don Michael Gurtner, may inspire us to reflect once more on the infinite value of truth and to commit ourselves to it with all our hearts.
The priest writes with a critical eye on the current state of the Church, which is, after all, called to be the guardian of truth:
“THE TRUTH HAS THE POWER TO ENDURE”
“The truth has the power to endure.” (Inner Word)
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” (Mt 24:35)
What a comforting word from our Lord! The truth remains unchanging and is a sure anchor in a time when it is not widely loved, or when people ask, like Pontius Pilate: “What is truth?” (John 18:38).
THE TRUTH SHAPES US
“The truth is like love. The more you speak it and put it into practice, the deeper it penetrates your being and shapes who you are” (Inner Word).
Living in the truth and speaking the truth is the highest good and makes us like the Son of God, who can say of Himself: “I am the truth.” (cf. John 14:6) While lies and insincerity distort our lives, the truth is different. It does not tolerate lies or pretense; rather, it shapes us according to the image in which God created us.
“OUR DIVINE FRIEND”
“First learn to know Me better and to love Me to the extent that I desire, that is, not only as a Father, but as your Friend and Confidant.” (From God the Father’s message to M. Eugenia Ravasio).
What does such a friendship, to which the Divine Father calls us, look like?
“THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS ARE STILL TO COME”
“What we see is beautiful, what we recognize is even more beautiful, but what we cannot comprehend is far more beautiful still.” (Nicolaus Steno)
We, too, can view this world in the same way as that great Danish scholar Nicolaus Steno, who later joined the Catholic Church because of his convictions and even held the office of bishop.
OUR FATHER’S WISE GUIDANCE
“May my guidance always order everything in wisdom” (Inner Word)
Our divine Father not only gives us general guidance in our lives through His commandments and His holy word, as well as through the circumstances of life in which He has placed us. God also wants to take direct control of our lives. This becomes easy to understand when we realize that our Father sees our entire life before Him and has given it meaning and a purpose from the very beginning. Ephesians 2:10 states: “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.”