MAY THESE BENEFITS OF THE NATURAL ORDER REMIND US OF THOSE EVEN GREATER IN THE SUPERNATURAL ORDER

Rey continues to describe Bishop Eugene’s words at the blessing of the canal which brought life-giving water from the mountains to the city of Marseilles.

After having shown the intervention of Providence in all human works, and the purpose of these works which can only be the triumph of religion, after having paid homage to the skilful engineer, M. de Montricher, and to all those who had contributed to the realization of such a great and beautiful work, the Prelate concluded:

“Above all, honor and praise, glory and eternal gratitude to God, from whom all good guidance proceeds! May these benefits of the natural order remind us of those even greater in the supernatural order, and teach us to appreciate them with dignity; may these beneficial waters, flowing among us, be to our eyes like those of Jacob’s well, an image of the living waters of grace, alone capable of quenching the ardent thirst of the soul, and may they make us more eager to draw for eternal life from the springs of the Savior.”

Eugene de Mazenod quoted by Rey (Volume 2 pages 255-256)

REFLECTION

“For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.”   (Hebrews 3:4)

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1 Response to MAY THESE BENEFITS OF THE NATURAL ORDER REMIND US OF THOSE EVEN GREATER IN THE SUPERNATURAL ORDER

  1. Eleanor Rabnett, Lay Oblate says:

    I never want to forget that it is God who breathes life into us, who fills and refills our hearts with a love that surpasses all understanding and imagining. And still, we yearn… we yearn to be able to quench that which is unquenchable…

    Have you ever noticed how following a great struggle or pain we then make the choice to either turn into our pain and seeing no other than ourselves OR turning to God and finding ourselves somehow being able to channel the love that God lavishes upon us as we recognizing the same pain in others. God sears our souls with love so that we will always yearn for more.

    Oblation is not just the first step, but also our ongoing steps… It is why we gather together as pilgrims of hope in communion. So much more than a few holy sounding words – it becomes within us a way of being in which we find that which we yearn for in all those we meet.

    Those living waters of grace flowing with and through each of us…

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