Pauper? So What?
From Catherine Doherty in "Grace in Season" , p. 189, available from Madonna House Publications.
"What does it matter if you are inadequate in your own estimation? What does it matter that you think you are not contributing too much to the Church?
What does it matter if you think you are a sinner? Take it for granted. You are. So am I. So are we all. But don't bother about it. Do not impede God's grace in your soul by dwelling on your poverty. We are all paupers of this kind; we are all sinners.
Dwell instead on the incomprehensible mystery of His choice of you.
You, like Christ, must incarnate yourself in utter simplicity, humility, and seeming weakness, into the stream of the day-to-day life of people who live in the world, in its marketplaces, its pleasure places, its slums, and its palaces, its studying places, its holy places and its sinful places.
There you must begin to witness to the incarnation, to Christ. There you must begin to enact in your own person, or should I say, re-enact, Bethlehem and Nazareth."
Labels: The eternal mysteries
posted by Renee at Thursday, November 30, 2006
10 Comments:
Food for thought! *Yummy*
My heart agrees. Thank you for this passage.
I receive a little newsletter from Madonna House every month, and this very excerpt was in the latest one I got in the mail. It's very beautiful, isn't it - and the line I kept going back to over and over was, "Do not impede God's grace in your soul by dwelling on your poverty." Catherine seemed to really understand human nature, and she was always able to encourage people.
That is awesome!
His blessings this day.
Catholic housewife, of course you can link me. I linked you but didn't have the courtesy to ask =)
Gabrielle,
I get Restoration, too, and that's where this came from. This was my first issue, and it sunk deep into my heart. I wholeheartedly agree that the quote you chose is the gem of the excerpt. I feel great hope when I read Catherine's words.
Holly, thanks for stopping by
and as always Mama, you are such a blessing!
Greetings to you MPN!!
I am not lost, am taking a little vacation, sort of started with me wanting to revamp my blog, then escalated into bedlam with multiple computer problems which I think I finally have resolved...I hope. I don't plan on being back round the block until after the Holidays. Things around here are status quo. Just so ya know... I will be around visiting a little more since my computer has decided to be co-operative. Hope all is well with you and that you are not snowbound.
This is so beautiful. I know I will come back and read it again and again. Thank you.
Hey, Ayekah, I have been trying to find you! Thank you for stopping by, I was truly saddened that you were "missing".
We were snowed in Friday, and it was terrific!
Suzanne ~ you are so welcome!
thanks 4 sharing tha with us
God bless
Maria in the UK
www.inhishands.co.uk
Renee, I got your email, thank you so much for your supportive comments and for your addy, the card is going to be on the way to you shortly, it will be my pleasure :-)
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