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A future good

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 27

“An inspiration urging us to give up some true good we

already possess in order to pursue a future good is suspect.”

~St. Francis de Sales

For Reflection:

Sometimes the evil one keeps us in the pursuit of what seems to be a better or a greater good. This is only to keep us from completing that which God has intended for us. Have I fallen victim to this ploy of Satan in the past? Am I being tempted to fall ploy to it now? (See tomorrow’s Grace Line for another tactic the evil one uses to keep us from fulfilling God’s will for us.)

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The voice of the Spouse

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 26

“The voice of the Spouse, that is, His inspiration, in

no way disturbs or troubles her, but draws her so gently that He causes her soul to melt with delight and, as it were, to flow into Him.”

~St. Francis de Sales

For Reflection:

This quote encourages me to follow only those inspirations that are holy and bring my soul peace. To what extent is this helpful in my current deliberation regarding God’s will for me?

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When God sends his inspirations

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 25

“When God sends his inspirations into a man’s heart, the first one

He gives is that of obedience.”

~St. Francis de Sales

For Reflection:

The first sign if something is not of God is that it is disobedient to His laws or the laws of His Church. Is there something out of order in my life? Have I rationalized it so that I think it is God’s will? Ask for the grace to be set free from the delusion.

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He who wills only what God wills

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 23

“He who wills only what God wills, possesses all that he desires. For whatever happens to him, happens by the Will of God.”

~St. Alphonsus Liguori

For Reflection:

This quote requires some real meditation. I will take it into my prayer time today and ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten me to its great truth.

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I worship Thee

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 21

I worship Thee, sweet will of God!

And all Thy ways adore,

And every day I live I seem

To love Thee more and more.

Thou wert the end, the blessed rule

Of Jesu’s toils and tears;

Thou wert the passion of His heart

Those three and thirty years.

~Father Faber

For Reflection:

Is the will of God “the passion” of my heart?

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A broken heart

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 20

“A broken heart and God’s will done would be better than that
God’s will should be avoided.”

~R. H. Benson

For Reflection:

If I truly believe that nothing happens outside of the providence of God, and that even in the sorrows and trials of life God is working out a great good, then how can hope and confident assurance in God escape me? What sweet and holy joy can be found in the midst of pain and suffering? (See tomorrow’s Grace Line for a poetic expression of this sentiment.)

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Root it out

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 19

“Anything that does not lead you to God is a hindrance. Root it out and
throw it far from you.”

~St. Josemaria Escriva

For Reflection:

What is the biggest hindrance I am currently experiencing in my relationship with God? Am I willing to root it out and throw it far from myself? How can I take practical action?

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Your apostolic work with souls

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 18

“[God] allows temptation so as to give you maturity, understanding and effectiveness in your apostolic work with souls, and above all, to make you humble, very humble.”

~S. Canals

For Reflection:

Have I seen temptation help me to mature spiritually? To be more understanding and effective in apostolic work? To humble me? How does all of this enable me to be better attuned to the will of God?

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God allows temptation

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 17

“[God] allows temptation, and uses it providentially
to purify you, to make you holy, to detach you more from the things of the earth, to lead you where He is and by the route He wants you to take, so as to make you happy (in a life which may not be comfortable).”

~S. Canals

For Reflection:

According to this quote, why does God permit us to be tempted? List them. What temptation most assails me now? Am I cooperating with grace so that God’s reasons for the temptation can be realized in me? (See tomorrow’s Grace Line for other reasons why God allows temptation).

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Arm ourselves against temptation

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Women of Grace Staff

August 16

“We are able to arm ourselves against temptation through constant mortification in our work; in the way we live charity; in guarding our external and internal senses; through prayer; by fleeing the occasions of sin; and by having our time fully occupied in the fulfillment of our obligations.”

~Francis Fernandez

For Reflection:

Spend a few minutes meditating on these “safeguards.” Which one can I begin to implement today?

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