Especially in the last decades this divisiveness has entered the heart of religious orders, both female and male, and into the priesthood and the dioceses. It has entered into the family. It has entered into the children.Listen. Can you hear the breakup of the world? The pollution extends not only into the earth and the river and the air, but the very heart of humanity is in danger of being totally polluted. It ceases to be little. It ceases to be childlike. It ceases to be simple and poor.
Grace in Every Season (January 6)
The attacks of the enemy are getting fierce, what can we do? You may be surprised to find out that it’s actually the opposite of what we would first be inclined to do. Our impulse is to puff ourselves up and want to show everyone how strong and right we are, ‘we are at battle get out of my way’ becomes our cry. The internet is full of well meaning warriors.
The real answer however is the opposite. Jesus tells us that the battle is His. So what we need to do is be ever more docile … be little, poor and childlike. Be easily led by the Holy Spirit to do as He asks, not as our own impulses dictate. Embrace our crosses…if He’s allowing it, then He can bring good out of it. Satan crushing kind of good. We gather with Mary at her heal as her little docile cohort and together we crush Satan’s head.