“In this existence in time and finiteness we constantly find the tension between what man is and what he would like to be; between that which has been realized and that which remains to be accomplished. And it is patience which endures the tension.”

                                       -Romano Guardini

For Reflection:

According to Father Guardini’s definition of “tension”, what is my current one? How well am I enduring it with patience? (Read tomorrow’s Grace Line for another insight on patience by Father Guardini.)

The Angels and Their Mission: According to the Fathers of the Church
Jean Danielou  Pb 144 pgs
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Introduction  page viii

Surrounded by a variety of vastly different social and intellectual cultures, it was the office of the Fathers to recognize in each of them whatever it professed of truth, and, placing each in its proper perspective in the light of rising Christianity, to render more accessible to men of every culture the truths of Christ’s Church.