Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Not my will, but Yours

Scripture: Matthew 8:28-34
Grace: To surrender to His Will


"If we are to discover God's Will in everything that happens in life, even in the least pleasant things - in those things that have harmed us or annoyed us; if we are to follow Christ whatever the circumstances, we must be thoroughly detached from ourselves, from our intellectual talents, our health, our good name, our noble ambitions, our triumphs and our successes.

I would also include...the high ideals that lead us to seek only to give glory to God and to praise him. We can ensure our detachment by tailoring our will to this clear and precise rule: 'Lord, I want this or that only if it pleases you, because if not, I'm not the slightest bit interested.' By acting in this way, we are dealing a mortal blow to the selfishness and vanity that lurk in every conscience. At the same time we will find true peace of soul through this selfless conduct that leads us to an ever more intimate and intense possession of God." --from In Conversation With God, vol. 4, pp. 37-8
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Novena to the Holy Spirit

"Wait for the promise of the Father...you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you." Acts 1:5,6

Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created, and you shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray.

O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy His consolations. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.