When any one of us realizes he is sad, he must think: It is because I am not close enough to Christ... When one of us becomes aware for instance, of an inclination towards ill-humor, towards bad temper, he must similarly remind himself. If he throws the blame on things around him, he will be wide of the mark; he will be looking in the wrong direction. When somebody says: I appear to be incorrigibly lazy. I am not tenacious; I dont seem to be able to finish the things I start, today he ought to think; I am not close enough to Christ. That is why whenever we recognize something as a defect in our lives, as a weakness..., we should immediately refer it to this type of intimate and direct examination: I do not seem to have the ability to persevere: I am not close to Christ. I am not cheerful: I am not close to Christ. And Christ is saying: Come on! Turn around! Return to me with all your heart! It is time for each one of us to recognize that he is being urged on by Jesus Christ. Those of us who sometimes feel inclined to put off this decision should know that, now, the moment has come. Those of us who are pessimistic and who think there is no remedy for our defects should know that the moment has arrived. Lent is starting. Let us look on it as a time of change and hope. ~ A.G. Dorronsoro
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:04:03 +0000
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