Saturday,
August 8th
Jesus said,
"Foxes have holes and the birds
of the air have nests, but the Son
of Man has nowhere to lay His head….
Once the hand is laid to the plough,
no-one who looks back is fit for the
Kingdom of God."
Matthew
8:18-20
There is no other way save through
obedience and self-giving to the
Father's will and loving purpose.
No-one can give himself to what
he does not know or understand.
And so the mind must seek the truth
both through study and through quiet
contemplation, the heart must exercise
compassion wherever it is challenged
and engaged in need of any kind.
All who seek the Father's will
and commit themselves to do it find
a liberation from material needs
as they pursue their way illumined
and enabled by Our Holy Spirit and
through the power of Our Indwelling.
There will be setbacks on the way,
and sadnesses from time to time,
and disappointments too. But these
will all become the means of progress
as they are offered to Our saving,
sanctifying love.
The faithful and the true of heart
are not discouraged by their faults
or failures, for they know that
I make all things new for all who
are in Me and I in them.