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To live is to change

Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

September 1

"To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often."

-Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman

 

Today's Reflection:

This quote is a favorite! And what a perfect time of year to really pray with it. The leaves are about to start changing...Autumn is on its way!

The Lord calls us to grow deeper in our relationship with Him. In doing so, we are opened up to things in our lives that we are called to turn away from. God calls us to change. How is He calling you to change this month? What sins does He want you to bring to confession? What habits are keeping you from growing closer to Him?

Lord, open our hearts to truly see who we have become, and fill us with Your healing grace!

  

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The grace of yes

Posted on Monday, August 31, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 31
PRAYER FOR GOD'S WILL
Lord Jesus, may I know myself and know Thee.
And desire nothing save only Thee.
May I hate myself and love Thee.
May I do everything for the sake of Thee.
May I humble myself and exalt Thee.
May I think of nothing except Thee.
May I die to myself and live in Thee.
May I receive whatever happens as from Thee.
May I banish self and follow Thee.
And ever desire to follow Thee.
May I fly from myself and fly to Thee,
That I may deserve to be defended by Thee.
May I fear for myself and fear Thee.
And be among those who are chosen by Thee.
May I distrust myself and trust in Thee.
May I be willing to obey on account of Thee.
May I cling to nothing but to Thee.
May I be poor for the sake of Thee.
Look upon me that I may love Thee.
Call me that I may see Thee.
And ever and ever enjoy Thee.
Amen.
~St. Augustine
For Reflection:
I seek the grace to say "Yes" to all that is in this prayer.
  

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The good God

Posted on Sunday, August 30, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 30
"Whatever the good God has given me has
always pleased me, even the gifts which have appeared to me less good and less beautiful than those received by others."
~St. Thérèse of Lisieux
For Reflection:
How often I am discouraged, jealous, envious, and lacking peace because I see what others have that I do not! Today, I will ask St. Thérèse
to intercede for me that I may not lust for that which I do not have, but be filled with gratitude for that which has been given to me.
  

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Once our resolution has been made

Posted on Saturday, August 29, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 29
"Although the difficulties, temptations, and different events that occur in
the course of carrying out our plan may cause us some uncertainly as to whether we have chosen well, once our resolution has been made, we must never doubt the holiness of its execution."
~St. Francis de Sales
For Reflection:
Another tactic the evil one uses to render us ineffective is to create trials and difficulties for us as we seek to conform to God's will. His hope is that we will give up, convinced we have made a mistake. Am I willing to
persevere and not fall victim to this ploy of the evil one - no matter the cost?
  

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The light of the Holy Spirit

Posted on Friday, August 28, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 28
"After we have implored the light of the Holy Spirit, applied our thought to search for His good pleasure, taken counsel with our director and perhaps two or three other spiritual persons, we must come to a resolution and decision
in the name of God."
~ St. Francis de Sales
For Reflection:
This quote reveals another tactic of the evil one. He will incite doubt, confusion, and uncertainty into our heart so as to hold up our consent to God. What about my own personality or temperament could cause me to fall victim to this strategy? Beg God for the grace to overcome this temptation.
  

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A future good

Posted on Thursday, August 27, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 27
"An inspiration urging us to give up some true good we
already possess in order to pursue a future good is suspect."
~St. Francis de Sales
For Reflection:
Sometimes the evil one keeps us in the pursuit of what seems to be a better or a greater good. This is only to keep us from completing that which God has intended for us. Have I fallen victim to this ploy of Satan in the past? Am I being tempted to fall ploy to it now? (See tomorrow's Grace Line for another tactic the evil one uses to keep us from fulfilling God's will for us.)
  

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The voice of the Spouse

Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 26
"The voice of the Spouse, that is, His inspiration, in
no way disturbs or troubles her, but draws her so gently that He causes her soul to melt with delight and, as it were, to flow into Him."
~St. Francis de Sales
For Reflection:
This quote encourages me to follow only those inspirations that are holy and bring my soul peace. To what extent is this helpful in my current deliberation regarding God's will for me?
  

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When God sends his inspirations

Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 25
"When God sends his inspirations into a man's heart, the first one
He gives is that of obedience."
~St. Francis de Sales
For Reflection:
The first sign if something is not of God is that it is disobedient to His laws or the laws of His Church. Is there something out of order in my life? Have I rationalized it so that I think it is God's will? Ask for the grace to be set free from the delusion.
  

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Leave all else alone

Posted on Monday, August 24, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 24

"Let each look to himself and see what God wants of him and attend to this, leaving all else alone."

~Blessed Henry Suso

 

For Reflection:

Until I know what God wants of me, I cannot give my whole heart to it. This quote suggests I look to myself and see what God wants. What do I think this means? (The next five Grace Lines will give some guidance in knowing God's particular will.)

  

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He who wills only what God wills

Posted on Sunday, August 23, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 23
"He who wills only what God wills, possesses all that he desires. For whatever happens to him, happens by the Will of God."
~St. Alphonsus Liguori
For Reflection:
This quote requires some real meditation. I will take it into my prayer time today and ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten me to its great truth.
  

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