Monday, July 1, 2013

Profundity

I just realized I spent about 2 hours writing the previous entry. Because my busy season has now begun, I can't really afford the time more than once a week to write one. But I think a fun idea will be to share the quotes I get daily inspiration from with you. Usually they are from Pope Francis' "Twitter" feed, but occasionally from other sources as well.

One of the Holy Father's recent quotes has actually effected changes in the way I order food in restaurants, as trivial as that sounds. I have never really been concerned when I haven't finished everything on my plate. After all, I paid for it. Who cares if I decide I don't want it all? Guess what? After Francis' recent comment, I do.

Here's the quote:

"Consumerism has accustomed us to waste. But throwing food away is like stealing it from the poor and hungry."

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"I demand from you deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of love for Me. You are to show mercy to your neighbors always and everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to excuse or absolve yourself from it.

I am giving you three ways of exercising mercy toward your neighbor:
the first — by deed, the second — by word, the third — by prayer. In these three degrees is contained the fullness of mercy, and it is an unquestionable proof of love for Me. By this means a soul glorifies and pays reverence to My mercy.

Many souls ... are often worried because they do not have the material means with which to carry out an act of mercy. Yet spiritual mercy, which requires neither permissions nor storehouses, is much more meritorious and is within the grasp of every soul.

If a soul does not exercise mercy somehow or other, it will not obtain My mercy on the day of judgment. Oh, if only souls knew how to gather eternal treasure for themselves, they would not be judged, for they would forestall My judgment with their mercy".