“No one can look so deeply into the heart of his friend, and see the affection he feels for him, as my chosen ones can look into the innermost depths of my heart to discover there, with inexpressible joy, my affection for them.” (Jesus to St. Mechthild of Hackeborn)
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ONE NEVER LOVES ENOUGH
“One finds that one never loves enough. Yes, it’s true: one never loves enough!” (Charles de Foucauld).
This is true because love is infinite and can only be found in its perfection in God.
CHRIST LIVES IN ME
“Bring everything to me so that I may take possession of it and proclaim myself through you” (Inner word).
In following the Lord, everything in us must be transformed. As the Apostle of the Gentiles teaches us, we are to become “new men,” “spiritual persons” (cf. 1 Cor 3:1). This means the Holy Spirit takes the reins, and we follow His instructions docilely, allowing our thoughts and actions to be transformed by His influence. Then, rather than being primarily determined by natural impulses, we learn to understand and be governed by God’s perspective with the grace of our Heavenly Father.
THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE HEART
“Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti (Thou desirest truth in the inward being)” (Ps 51:6).
We know the words of the prophet Jeremiah about the twisted heart: “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately corrupt; who can understand it? ‘I the Lord search the mind and try the heart, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings’” (Jer 17:9).
THE FEAR OF GOD FREES US FROM THE FEAR OF MEN
“We must fear God so that we do not fear men” (St. John Chrysostom).
The fear of God, which is the beginning of wisdom (Prv 1:7), leads us to carefully avoid anything that could offend our beloved Father out of love for Him.
A NEW DIRECTION
“There is not a single instant in our life in which we cannot set out on a new course.” (St. Charles de Foucauld)
Speaking of the rebellion of the Israelites in the desert, Scripture offers the exhortation: “O that today you would hearken to his voice! Harden not your hearts” (Ps 95:7c–8a).
HOW GOOD IT IS THAT GOD IS GOD!
“I rejoice in the fact that God is God.” (Saint Charles de Foucauld)
With all our hearts, we can make the words of Saint Charles de Foucauld our own: “How good it is that God is God!” This realization can well up from the depths of our hearts as constant praise. Already in the Old Testament, King David exclaims: “I am in great distress; let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for his mercy is very great; but let me not fall into the hand of man.” (1 Chr 21:13).
OUR FATHER IS EVERYTHING
“God says: ‘I am Father, husband, family, food, clothing, root, foundation… everything you want, I am for you! I will also be your servant, for I did not come to be served, but to serve. I am also your friend, member, head, brother, sister, and mother; I am everything. You only need to trust in me.’” (St. John Chrysostom) Read More
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FORTUNE AND MISFORTUNE
“Fortune and misfortune are to the brave as the right hand and the left hand: he makes the most of both” (St. Catherine of Siena).
GOD DRAWS US TO HIS HEART
“With everlasting love God has loved us. Therefore, being lifted up above the earth, He has drawn us to His heart, having compassion on us” (Lauds Antiphon of the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus).
It is not so easy for us to imagine eternal love because, as human beings, we are so limited. However, there are moments in life that we wish would never end. This can happen to people in love or when God touches us deeply in prayer, making the passage of time seem unimportant. In those moments, the soul says, “I want to stay here forever. I am not looking for anything else.”