Can’t let this day go by–the feast of St. Francis de Sales– without admiring his appreciation of the different ways we can be holy:
“When God the Creator made all things, he commanded the plants to bring forth fruit each according to its own kind; he has likewise commanded Christians, who are the living plants of his Church, to bring forth the fruits of devotion, each one in accord with his character, his station and his calling.
I say that devotion must be practised in different ways by the nobleman and by the working man, by the servant and by the prince, by the widow, by the unmarried girl and by the married woman. But even this distinction is not sufficient; for the practice of devotion must be adapted to the strength, to the occupation and to the duties of each one in particular.”
“Bless them all, the long and the short and the tall.” God blesses us as we are.
May our prayers and devotions be linked together and offered in love blessing us and all those who join us “right where we are.”
St. Francis was a quiet man yet he rose to the occasion to encourage us to realize the presence of God within us. Seems that is what you are doing with and for us on this site. GRACE.
I like this.