Sunday, December 28, 2008

"...in spite of all my tears, I felt a great peace deep down within me. Yet this inner peace did not prevent my feeling of immense sorrow. And Jesus was silent. He seemed to have left me and nothing revealed his presence to me."

-St. Therese, Story of a Soul (84)

I am convinced that if people knew themselves we would have many, many saints in our midst. St. Therese admits that she is sorrowful- admits everything that she feels and thinks- and resigns herself to the will of God. It's not getting caught up in your feelings- but admitting them. Being a Christian is crazy- it's like you always know what the right answer is and never have any reason to complain.

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