Cardinal Newman Cardinal Newman

FEBRUARY 6

Reverence and Faith
PRAYER.

Let my faith in You, O my God, lead me to serve You with a reverential love.

SO natural is the connection between a reverential spirit in worshiping God and faith in God that the wonder only is how anyone can for a moment imagine he has faith in God and yet allow himself to be irreverent toward Him.

To believe in God is to believe the being and presence of One Who is All-holy, and All-powerful, and All-gracious; how can a man really believe thus of Him and yet make free with Him?

-Reverence in Worship e



Reproduced with permission from
LEAD KINDLY LIGHT; MINUTE MEDITATIONS FOR EVERY DAY TAKEN FROM THE WORKS OF CARDINAL NEWMAN
Edited by Rev. James C. Sharp
Copyright (c) 1993
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