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Salesian Thoughts for the Week |
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Perseverance is the most desirable gift we can hope for in this life; we can receive it only from the hand of God, for he alone can strengthen the weak and raise up those who fall. For this reason, we unceasingly ask for perseverance through those means that God has provided for obtaining it: prayer, fasting, almsgiving, frequenting the sacraments, association with good companions, hearing and reading Holy Scripture. This precious gift does not come from our own power, yet it should be the object of desire by our will. It is likewise true that the grace of God is necessary to will to persevere, but heavenly grace is never lacking to those who really want to do good. St. Francis de Sales |
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In prayer one must hold fast and never let go because the one who gives up loses all. If it seems that no one is listening to you, then cry out even louder. If you are driven out of one door, go back in by the other. If you are told as was the Canaanite woman, that you do not deserve the grace for which you are asking, then reply like her that you are not seeking unusual favors, but are hoping only to eat the crumbs which fall from the divine table. In short, you must remain attentive and humbly silent, begging for divine treasure at the doorway of the heavenly court, trusting that God will answer in His time. St. Jane de Chantal |
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