Seek and Surrender

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Lord, show me the goodness you want me to become.

Posted by Karen at 2:12 PM

the gift of counsel

To allow ourselves to be advised and guided by the Paraclete, we should want to belong entirely to God, not placing any limitations on the a...
abundant grace

We know certainly that our God calls us to a holy life. We know that he gives us every grace, every abundant grace; and though we are so wea...
true holiness

True holiness does not mean a flight from the world; rather it lies in the effort to incarnate the Gospel in everyday life, in the family, a...
let it go

When we try to possess something we lose it...(Mt 10:39, 16:25; Mark 8:35; Lk 9:24) ...we have to relinquish the tight, self-enclosed, con...
true freedom

True freedom know no attachment other than Jesus Christ. It has no love of riches... True freedom can walk away from anything... It fe...
take courage

...so that you might have peace in me. In the world, you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world. (John 16:33)
subjects and objects

When you pray for someone, you pray for them as both the subject and the object of your prayers. You pray for them and their intentions an...
remain in me

Remain in me, as I remain in you... John 15:4
fear not

Do not fear what may happen tomorrow. The same loving Father who cares for you today will care for you tomorrow and everyday. Either he ...
unbending to evil

Be submissive to good, unbending to evil, gentle in generosity, untiring in love, just in all things. ~St. Columbanus

Karen: I'm the wife of one ancient man and the mom of two teen beings with Y chromosomes. I teach middle school special ed, and I'm slightly "touched". I've always been Catholic, but in recent years my faith has become much more important in my life. Now I'm a "Happy Catholic."

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