On Recollection and the Presence of God
by Melanie Bettinelli on May 11, 2012
You think you would be less distracted if you were away from the circumstances in which God has placed you; I think, on the contrary, that you would have fewer distractions if you accepted things with more conformity to God’s will and if, in your work, you thought of yourself as a servant of Jesus Christ whom he employs as it seems best to him and who is equally content in whatever service is exacted from her. Try to live in your present state as though you were never to leave it; think more of making good use of your crosses than of getting rid of them under pretext of having more liberty with which to serve God.
St Claude de la Colombiere from The Spiritual Direction of St Claude de la Colombiere.
Comments
Yes. Exactly. I see so much of this in Catholic teaching and so little anywhere else.
Posted by Jennifer on 05/11/12 at 02:12 PM