“God bestows more consideration on the purity of the intention with which our actions are performed than on the actions themselves.”
-St. Augustine
For Reflection:
Today I resolve to do my examination of conscience based on my motivations for my actions. How pure are my intentions on a scale 0 – 10?
"My beloved Jesus, I desire to follow with you the rule of love, the rule of the will of God, by which I can renew and spend my whole life in You. Place it in the care of Your Holy Spirit, so that at all times I shall be prompt to keep Your commandments and fulfill all my duites. I am only a poor twig, but You can make me flourish in the abundance of Your Spirit..."
Divine Intimacy: Meditations on the Interior Life for Every Day of the Liturgical Year by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, O.C.D Meditation 193, page 560 Click Here to Purchase