When one loves, one does not calculate.
How sweet is the way of Love! True, one may fall, one may not be always faithful, but Love, knowing how to draw profit from all, very quickly consumes whatsoever may displease Jesus, leaving naught but humble and profound peace in the innermost soul.
Do not imagine that love can be found without suffering, for we carry with us our human nature; and yet, what a source of merit it is!
We who run in the way of love shouldn’t be thinking of sufferings that can take place in the work of creation.
It is true that Love knows no such word as “impossible,” for it deems “all things possible, all things allowed.”
I love you, Jesus, and bear in mind the words of St. John of the Cross: ‘The least act of pure love is of more value than all the other works put together.’
St. Therese, pray for us.
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“When one loves, one does not calculate” – Indeed.
One way to find out if someone is insecure:
1. Simply, calmly, charitably pray for them. (for real)
2. At some point – Simply, calmly, charitably, let them know the fact.
The sane & spiritual response to 2 is, “Thank you”. 🙂 Because we are all sinners. We all need it. “Thank you”, is what I say.
But when someone has problem, they take umbrage, demand explanations and so forth.
Obviously this is an attack on me, so I hope this gets past The All Seeing Eye.
I don’t like hypocrisy and vanity. I don’t care, Jeff, if you actually do pray for me. But you telling me in a public forum isn’t done in spirit of charity. As you just exposed, it has nothing to do with charity.
Much like the woman who shared with the public a small portion of a submission I wrote that Mark didn’t publish but did let her see (questionable ethics), and to which she accused me of “blasphemy”, this action of yours doesn’t expose any insecurity on my part. It exposes your vanity, high self regard, and actual hatred.
You’re not acting as a Catholic, you’re acting as a pretend Catholic, someone who wants to a)Be seen as a good Catholic and b)Be seen as highly moral.
When it’s nothing of the sort. You’ve been hoisted by your own petard.
PS. Anyone who might by chance want to pray for me: THANK YOU 🙂
PP.S. As to technique: Praying for someone, is as simple as saying a Hail Mary toward their salvation.
Ann B’s writings taught me that. I can’t remember her exact wording or moment, but she said to the effect, if you say a simple Hail Mary for her, you’re her supporter. I picked up on it & try to practice it with different people, family, friends, “opponents”, whatever.