God knows what is best for us, and He will give it to us at the right time if, like children who have perfect trust in such a good father, we abandon ourselves to Him (VI:331).
“You will help others more by the peace and tranquility of your heart than by any eagerness or care you can bestow on them.” (CW 3b:84) – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – Use me, Lord, as an instrument of your peace today. I want to extend your love...
This maxim of neither asking nor refusing anything, which keeps us dependent on God and His guidance, can only be pleasing to God, especially because it destroys human sentiments that, under pretext of zeal and of the glory of God, lead us often to undertake works...
“Your patients need a share of your joy.” (X:268) – St. Vincent de Paul – Today Heavenly Father, I will find occasions to relax and laugh so others may see the joy I feel in being with them.
May it please God to maintain this zeal in the Company and to strengthen you more and more so that your zeal, like a tree of life, may always bear fruit of an eternal duration (VI:308).
