Thursday, January 17, 2013

In Spite of This


'We shall sometimes fail,
we shall commit faults,
we shall find prayer hard,
we shall not always feel internally
at peace with all men,
we shall not always feel internally
at peace even with God.
And in spite of this,
if we keep cheerful about it,
we may become saints.' 

(by 'A Religious,' LISTENING TO THE INDWELLING PRESENCE, Pellegrini, Sydney, 1940, p. 187)

Painting: William Orpen, Girl in a White Dress 

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8 comments:

  1. KathleenJanuary 18, 2013 at 7:36 AM

    I hope so! Have a nice weekend Nancy.

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  2. Nancy ShumanJanuary 18, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    Me too! Hope you have a nice weekend too, Kathleen.

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  3. Anabelle HazardJanuary 18, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    Your saint posts are so encouraging Nancy. Thank you. I needed this today. And by the way, my email posts from your blog always remind me of the Magnificat magazine.

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  4. Nancy ShumanJanuary 18, 2013 at 1:33 PM

    Thank you, Anabelle. And by the way, what a by the way!... the Magnificat magazine is gorgeous.

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  5. Trish January 20, 2013 at 7:29 PM

    Thank you Nancy..this is encouraging to hear!
    blessings..Trish

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  6. Nancy ShumanJanuary 20, 2013 at 11:31 PM

    Thank you, Trish!

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  7. PattyJanuary 23, 2013 at 8:51 PM

    So absolutely true. (Gives me inspiration to keep fighting onward!)

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  8. Nancy ShumanJanuary 23, 2013 at 9:33 PM

    Thank you, Patty. I know I need all the inspiration I can get!

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