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 MARCH 17 Climate for Peace of Soul |
PRAYER. Heavenly Father, help me to under- stand that I can grow in Your love and service in every circumstance of life. |
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ALL places possess their peculiar temptation. Quietness and peace, those
greatest of blessings, constitute the
trial of the Christians who enjoy them.
On the one hand, a religious man may thrive even in the world's pestilent air and on unwholesome food. So, on the other hand, he may become sickly, unless he guards against it, from the very abundance of privileges vouchsafed to him in a peaceful lot. |
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| -Contracted Views in Religion | ||
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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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