Spiritual joy
is a serenity of temper in the changes of life,
such as a mountain has when a storm breaks over it.
To a man who has never rooted
the soul in the Divine,
every trouble exaggerates itself.
- Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Nancy,
ReplyDeleteI love Archbishop Sheen. This quote of his is so true. I see this lived out in people around me every day who have no faith. My faith, my hope, my joy is in Jesus. With Him there is no need to panic over anything.
Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you, Karinann. Yes, with Jesus there is no need to panic. Over ANYTHING. But I admit to a need for reminders.. so I thank God for His mercy!
DeleteNancy, When I think of all the changes that have come over my life through the years I know that any serenity of temper I've had is because of His mercies to me. Archbishop Sheen just had a way of speaking right to the heart of a matter. Blessings +
ReplyDeleteThank you, Caroline. I'm becoming more familiar with Archbishop Sheen's writings in recent months, and he certainly had a lot of wisdom.
DeleteThis is really speaking to my soul Nancy...thank you. I certainly have not arrived at that point...remaining serene among the storms of life. Spiritual joy? Maybe someday...
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Theresa. And I like your "maybe someday...", for the prospect of spiritual joy in storms can seem so totally impossible. But that word "maybe" carries within it a glimmer of hope...
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