“In hope we were saved. But hope is not hope if its object is seen; how is it possible for one to hope for what he sees? And hoping for what we cannot see means awaiting it with patient endurance.”

-Romans 8:24–25

For Reflection:

Our society has trained us to expect instant results. How does this quote train us to think otherwise? What does “patient endurance” mean to me? What would be some qualities it would reflect? Which one of these do I need to practice now as I wait for that which I do not yet see? See tomorrow’s Grace Lines for four qualities one saint outlines.

Divine Mercy in My Soul: Diary of St Faustina

St. Faustina Kowalska
Pb 730 pgs
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Introduction  Page xvi

Upon her entrance to the Congregation Helen received the name Sr. Maria Faustina. Her novitiate she spent in Craców, and there, in the presence of Bishop Stanislaus Rospond, she pronounced her first religious vows, and five years later, she made her perpetual
profession of the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience. She was assigned to work in a number of the Congregation’s houses, but for a longer period in those of Cracow, Plock and Vilnius, fulfilling the duties of cook, gardener and doorkeeper.