Apr 21 Mon
What can I do with my failings?
“As time goes by, people sometimes experience loneliness in their professional, social, and even interior lives - the loneliness of Christ on the Cross. But if they realize that they are other christs, Christ himself, they can overcome that loneliness by seeking help from this Lord of ours who has conquered death and now reigns victorious over all things. And with his help, they too are victorious."
“Love Christ and his loneliness. And don't let your mistakes get you down, as long as you try to pick yourself up and start again. For, I repeat, if we feel that we are other christs, we will seek help from Christ on the Cross."
When I met you, Lord, for the first time…, I trembled with love and with horror. And now, I shiver, and I burn. I shiver because of the infinite distance between You and me; I burn because of the closeness and resemblance, because You love me.
On Good Friday, I saw the suffering image of the pierced One; it reminded me of the crucifixes of the ancient Church: the cross surrounded by luminous rays, a sign of both death and resurrection.
Thus, Christ has hidden himself, but through this impenetrable darkness, on Sunday, he has risen and become my light, my salvation.
“Earthly things are only as important as we make them be. If we are immersed in God, nothing will disturb our interior peace. When, out of weakness, we make a big deal out of these insignificant events and let them get us down, it is because we want to. If we stay close to our Lord, however, we feel secure. If we unite ourselves to Christ's Cross and his glorious Resurrection, there is no obstacle we cannot overcome.”
“Of course, sometimes sufferings can last somewhat longer, and our body can give out on us and fall sick, so that we have to drag it around like a tired donkey. Nevertheless, you and I have the perfect remedy for this: the Sacraments and the help of spiritual accompaniment. … We must open our hearts and let God's grace in!"
“Be faithful to our Lord at every moment of your life, and when you feel that you have not been faithful, give an extra push in your struggle, with a cheerful, sporting spirit, and you will be victorious. Take all your failings, all those obstacles on the road, and place them at Christ's feet, so that he will be raised on high and triumph, and you will triumph along with Him.”
The Lord has risen. “Don't let anything bother you; rectify your intention; try and try again; and in the end, if you can't manage, our Lord will come and help you to leap the hurdle, the hurdle of holiness. This is the way to be renewed, to conquer ourselves: getting up again every day in the certainty that we will make it to the end of the road, where love awaits us." St Josemaría
Lord, you are all goodness and beauty, and I….so insignificant. And yet, You come to me in the Eucharist and talk to me in prayer.