Giving credit where credit is due

I had a little private chuckle with “the Little Flower”, St. Therese of Lisieux today. I was in a shop that sells products to make one’s home more “serene”. They had items like Buddhas, bamboo lamp shades, and Asian style wall hangings and paintings. One of the items on sale was a packet of small rounded stones with sayings attributed to Confucius, Buddha, and other well-known Asian proverbs.

What made me laugh was the saying on one of the stones. “We can do no great things. Only small things with great love.” The attribution was given to “Anonymous”. Ironically, St. Therese must be tickled that she didn’t get credit for the words that she made up and that she used as a model of her behavior on her road to sainthood.

While I was doing some research on the 'net for tonight's blog, I came across a poster that someone more talented than I am drew up with some words from one of the prayers that St. Therese made up:

Here is the entire prayer:

May Today there be peace within.

May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possiblities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing that you are a child of God.
Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of us.