Jesus is a humble spirit Starting with no cradle. “The poorest waif, the beggar’s child, can at least claim a crib, but Jesus shared the straw of the hillside beast.” [1] He had a submissive attitude, He turned the other cheek, He allowed trespassing, He demanded service. He suggested we follow his lead “… learnContinue reading “More More Meek and Humble”
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More Meek and Humble
Start with humility “Learn of me because I am meek and humble of heart” [1] What Jesus suggests is doable, with our commitment God sanctifies with grace “Jesus lived in obscurity; poor, unknown, forgotten, submissive to all; without the acclamations of a crowd” [2] His service was to all from washing feet to dying onContinue reading “More Meek and Humble”
Yield “Squared”
Yield to yield… Grant to bear – Bear to grant Submitting is to surrender with resignation and deference Yield to yield… Give to grow – Grow to give Cultivating is to nurture with detachment and indifference Yield to yield… Love to live – Live to love Harvesting is to provide with fruition and blossoming
Meek and Humble
“Treat Jesus as a real person… Put heart into our prayers, and have a personal feeling…”[1] Being with Jesus is not hard, He is our kind and gentle brother. Just be meek and humble in prayer. The meek and humble call upon God with heart-felt holiness: repentant, enlightened, and sanctified. “Proud people are curious, envious,Continue reading “Meek and Humble”
Beauty Has Been Restored*
there are always possibilities and I feel so overwhelmed I get stuck on what I want rather than go the way opens prayers are answered despite questions I must listen attentively accept the signs with awareness and embrace the consequence some choices bring desolation some resultContinue reading “Beauty Has Been Restored*”
Go the Way Opens
Approach with no reproach – Go the Way opens. Trust the news is good and understood – the Way to Go. Belief reveals what conceals – Open to the Way. Yield to follow and do not wallow – Go the Open Way Listen with care to see what’s there – Go the Way opens.
Woke
Our spiritual honesty reveals our soul’s integrity. My prayer discloses, and expression exposes my zeal reflects and happiness inflects “The missionary work, whatever it may be, has perfection and grace from the spiritual exercises.” [1] Done with exact persistence and persevered with insistence Spiritual Exercises are a necessity and a most valuable equity listen toContinue reading “Woke”
Apostolic Spirit
“The apostolic spirit, exercises promote it, prayers receive it, and practices conserve it.”[1] Serious study and meditation promote it, but “self” menace it. Selfishness withers, self-seeking desiccates, self-satisfaction parches, self-interest shrinks. Sincere charity and heartfelt zeal render us indifferent and detached. “The world is a fiery and seething furnace and blessed are those souls thatContinue reading “Apostolic Spirit”
The Fruit
“A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, an evil tree cannot bring forth good fruit. so by the fruit you shall know them.”[1] I am thankful and humbled by the harmony that attends whole-souled collaboration With good things done to me and through me. I bask in the bounty of blessings and I graspContinue reading “The Fruit”
Anonymous Trust
hope prompts faith faith instills trust and leads to care so I engender trust by being pleasant by doing good random acts of kindness do no harm and kindness begets kindness can’t we all get along assume I am not a threat and pose no danger to behave civilly overcomes crudity and prevents cruelty yesContinue reading “Anonymous Trust”
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