Continuing to encourage the young seminarian, Marius Bernard, in his struggle against temptations, Eugene reassures him that if he is true to his spirit of oblation he will be safe. The person who has made a commitment to living \u201call for God\u201d can be assured that God will be all for him.<\/p>\n
\nIt is not so easy to turn away from him whom one loves above all, when one lives by the life of grace, when from morning to evening, one tries to accomplish not only his commandments but his counsels, when one tries to make progress every day in perfection.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Oh! no. It would be quite another thing if we were concerned with those men who live in forgetfulness of their duties, who lead a soft, useless life, who walk without fear of God, who have no love for him, who trouble themselves little about offending him; that would be different, but I repeat, he who like all of you lives only for God and does everything to please him, such a one, I will say it a thousand times, does not pass from this state to that of sin by surprise.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
No, my dear child, the Master whom we serve, who is the omnipotent God, does not permit that. He is there, with his grace, and as long as we do not expose ourselves voluntarily to the danger of losing it, he undertakes to preserve it in us…<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Letter to Marius Bernard, 16 June 1824, EO VI n. 143<\/em><\/p>\n
\u00a0Our members in distress, those who are sick or the aged among us, contribute greatly to the coming of God’s Kingdom. We will be particularly concerned for them and will surround them with all the affection that binds us together as members of the same family<\/em>. CC&RR Constitution 42<\/p>\n
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\u201cNever be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.\u201d \u00a0 Corrie Ten Boom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Continuing to encourage the young seminarian, Marius Bernard, in his struggle against temptations, Eugene reassures him that if he is true to his spirit of oblation he will be safe. The person who has made a commitment to living \u201call … Continue reading