Living our faith in plain and humble service to Jesus, Our Lord and Savior ... ORA ET LABORA +++ Sentire cum Ecclesia (to think and to feel with the Church)
Rejoice in hope; endure in affliction; persevere in prayer. Romans 12:12
Prayer joined to sacrifice constitutes the most powerful force in human history.
St. John Paul II
I have a mustard seed; and I am not afraid to use it. (Habeo granum sinapis quod uti non timeo)
Pope Benedict XVI
But I feel the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a direct war, a direct killing, direct murder by the mother herself."
St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Blessed Relief and Balance
At last the rains came if only for 30 minutes. Afterwards the mists rose as sighs of relief from the mountain valleys. How often do we not feel a thing until tis gone? The lack of rain and incessant sunshine reminds us that too much of a good thing is bad.
In the ups and downs of life, how can we fully appreciate the joyous moments without having experienced the sorrow? Drought is like that; be it a drought of joy or a drought of sorrow. Once the drought breaks we find relief.
Those mists remind me that all of life needs a balance ... that too much materialism jades us; that too much celebration fattens us; that constant company leaves us unable to pray; that too much solitude inures us to the plight of our neighbor. Let us pray for balance in all aspects of our spiritual life.
That's me away then.
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6 comments:
I could not agree more with your posts! We lament the trials and hard times but how could we enjoy and appreciate the wonderful times God gives without these trials?
Beautiful, balance, God grant me the grace of a balanced life!!!
Amen! This is definately something I have to keep in mind.
God Bless!
Hi there - thank you for visiting me. It's a pleasure to be 'introduced' to you through your blog!
Hello. What wonderful insight.
I'd also like to compliment you on that lovely photo of the mountains.
BEAUTIFUL!!! ^i^
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