Quote of the day, 19 July: Brother Lawrence
Who can say that it is wrong, when we begin to recite the Hours or the rosary, to consider whom we are going to speak with, and who we are, so as to know how to speak with Him?
Saint Teresa of Avila
The Way of Perfection, 22:3
Adoring God in truth means recognizing him for what he is and recognizing ourselves for what we are.
Adoring God in truth means recognizing truly, really, and in spirit that God is what he is, infinitely perfect, infinitely adorable, infinitely removed from all evil, and so on for all the divine attributes. Who are we, and what reason could excuse us from using all our strength to offer this great God all respect and adoration?
Adoring God in truth means admitting that, although we are completely opposite, he wants to make us like himself, if we so desire. We must not be so imprudent as to withhold, even for a moment, the respect, love, service, and continual adoration we owe him.
Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection, O.C.D.
Spiritual Maxims, chap. 3, nos. 13–14
Lawrence of the Resurrection, B; De Meester, C 1994, Writings and Conversations on the Practice of the Presence of God, translated from the French by Salvatore Sciurba, OCD, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
Featured image: Father Lawrence Lew, O.P. captures this image of Eucharistic adoration at Saint Jean Baptiste parish in New York City. (Some rights reserved)
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