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 JANUARY 9 Our Attitude toward This Life |
PRAYER. Dear God, let me always realize that I am here for a time to love and serve You until You call me to eternal life. |
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IT is plain how we should regard this life.
We should remember that we are immortal
spirits and that this life is but a sort of
outward stage on which we act for a time.
Our present state is precious as revealing to us the existence and attributes of Almighty God and His elect people. It is precious, because it enables us to hold communion with immortal souls who are on their trial as we are. It is momentous, as being the scene and means of our trial, but beyond this, it has no claims upon us. |
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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 Catholic Book Publishing Co. New York, N.Y. All rights reserved. |
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