a quote from an old franciscan monk

[BigEd]

 
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<P class=MsoNormal>A quote from an old franciscan monk
<P class=MsoNormal>It is from Brendan Manning's book&nbsp; Ruthless Trust.
<P class=MsoNormal>Its a quote of a quote
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<P class=MsoNormal>" If you feel the call of the spirit, then be holy with all your soul, with all you heart and all you strength. if, however, because of human weakness, you cannot be holy, then be perfect with all your soul , with all you heart and with all you strength. But if you cannot be perffect because of the vanity of your life, Then be good with all your soul... Yet, if you cannot be good because of the trickery of the Evil One, then be wise with all your soul...
<P class=MsoNormal>If, in th end, you can neither be holy, nor perfect, nor good,nor wise becuase of the wieght of your sins, then carry this wieght before God and surrender your life to his divine mercy.
<P class=MsoNormal>If you do this, without bitterness, with all humility, and with a joyous spirit due to the tenderness Of a God who loves the sinful and ungrateful, then you will begin to feel waht it is to be wise, you'll learn what it is to be good, you will slowly aspire to be perfectand finally you will long to be holy."

 

[Gerry]

I have read this some where before and it is awesome. If only...

If you do this, without bitterness, with all humility, and with a joyous spirit due to the tenderness Of a God who loves the sinful and ungrateful, then you will begin to feel waht it is to be wise, you'll learn what it is to be good, you will slowly aspire to be perfectand finally you will long to be holy."

 

[carmen]

Thanks for the post Big Ed.

 

[Rising_Suns]

Thank you for that post Ed. I will probably live in a monestary for some time in my far future. It is possible.