St. Therese of Lisieux has written of the deep inner joy
that can be experienced even during times of suffering.
In You, O Lord, I have found my peace. (Response, Psalm 131)
To be truly at peace is all we need. During times of trial and suffering, if, with the grace of God, we can maintain our inner peace, then the battle is won. Pride, haughtiness, overreaching for things beyond us: these block our peace, our resting in the Lord.
Humility refers to the utter truth of who we are, who God is, and the nature of our relationship with God. Humility brings stillness to the soul, "like a weaned child on its mother's lap." (Psalm 131)
Like a little child, may we turn from "adult" self-centeredness and find our peace and sustenance in the lap of our Lord.
To be truly at peace is all we need. During times of trial and suffering, if, with the grace of God, we can maintain our inner peace, then the battle is won. Pride, haughtiness, overreaching for things beyond us: these block our peace, our resting in the Lord.
Humility refers to the utter truth of who we are, who God is, and the nature of our relationship with God. Humility brings stillness to the soul, "like a weaned child on its mother's lap." (Psalm 131)
Like a little child, may we turn from "adult" self-centeredness and find our peace and sustenance in the lap of our Lord.
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