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Are you bored? Is because you only entertain your senses. Awaken your soul! ( or something like that)
Before God, no occupation is in itself great or small. Everything gains the value of the Love with which it is done.
(The Furrow 487)
MAY GOD KEEP WATCH ON YOU AS YOU INTERCEDE FOR US …
A little act, done for Love, is worth so much! (The Way, 814)
Work! When you feel the responsibility of professional work, the life of your soul will improve: and you will become more of a man, for you will lose your habit of ‘picking holes’ in everything. (The Way, 343)
Kalynne- that is a very good way to read through the Way. Just remember the humble part (try not to insult the men)
As a priest, I am very devoted to Josemaria. It is so funny, but this morning, I was really praying and thinking about something regarding leadership. In fact, I just finished a book called Virtuous Leadership by a member of Opus Dei which is excellent. Anyhow, this article was just what I needed to read. I have a number of serious issues to face in terms of leadership and discern. Thanks so much for this article.
The way 753: All that this earth can offer us is continually passing away: hardly has pleasure begun than it is already ended.
The Way 999 ”What is the secret to your perseverance? Fall in love and you will never leave him”
Im speechless…they are beautiful quotes to live by specially if one desire
s to be a saint.
There is a need for a crusade of manliness and purity to counteract and undo the savage work of those who think that man is a beast. And that crusade is a matter for you! – The Way 121
Furrow 920: But if your mother the Church is being attacked, defend her courageously. Keep calm, but be firm.
Furrow 747: Never allow weeds to grow on the path of friendship. Be loyal.
Furrow 643: It is a sad ecumenism indeed when Catholics ill treat other Catholics.
The Forge, 756: “There can be no doubt for us who love Jesus, prayer is the great pain-reliever.”
The Forge, 799: “…Keep quiet and trust in Him. These are two essential weapons in moments of difficulty, when there doesn’t seem to be any human solution.”
Love your site. Thank you.
I think he meant that in prayer we have to be plain with God. Tell Him what our fears are, where our heart is and He will probably answer… and it is right there where you can be courageous or bold in your prayer, at the time of answering Him.
We humans are not monsters, unless diseased, I don’t think anyone is bad just for the fun of it, but I do think that we can be bad because we try to silence God, we can’t, but we try.
When we ignore what He communicates us in prayer, we are been pusillanimous and over time we might stop listening to Him and when we act on our own Godless, loveless account; we behave poorly.
So in prayer ask Him a lot, a lot, a lot. He understands us. He felt thirst, tiredness, sadness even tears… and here comes another great advice of St. Josemaria when treating God or Mary. We have to treat them with the same trust we treat our parents. If your father or your mother on earth would do anything to give what you need, how much more your parents in heaven?
Having seen first hand the devastating effects of this man’s organisation has had on families around the world, he’s hardly anyone to look up to.
@Steve Is this really necessary? I’m sure there are plenty of places where you can go to complain about Opus Dei and find sympathetic ears. Why do you feel compelled to come here to vent your spleen?
What you’re describing and the reality i’m witnessing everyday are very different. I’ve only seen families strenghened in love and people growing closer to God, all helped by the teachings and legacy of St Josemaria
Magnífico Lorena. ’¿sabes que San Josemaría quería que innundemos el mundo de papel impreso. Ahora diría que llenemos éter de ondas que lleven la Verdad y el Amor de Dios . Adelante!!!!!
How do I pray boldly? what does Escriva mean?
thank you for this great, inspiring post.
Genesis 32:25-31, Jacob wrestles with an angel all night long till the dawn and never gives up. Pray like you’re a man in need of his God and with a fiery love filled with his Holy Spirit. Pray like you believe God is listening and cares about you. Ask for his help in things despite doubts about whether you believe it’s too big or not, pray despite a lack of faith like the centurion, “help my lack of faith!” Pray on your knees morning and night if you can, and throughout the day. To pray boldly would be to seek God in all things despite an obstacle being placed in your way, fighting past your tiredness unlike the Apostles in the garden when Jesus prayed boldly before The Father while sweating tears. To come before your God in the reality of who you are and from there take a glimpse of the greatness and glory of God as you pray and spend time seeking his face. Praying boldly could be searching for God in the scriptures as “ignorance of scriptures is ignorance of Christ”- St. Jerome. To Pray boldly is to live a life of prayer and not to settle for mere formal recitations but to enter the words and mean what the words are, to enter into the silence of your heart and come to know the Trinity that dwells in your soul through your Baptism. To praise God is praying, to speak the holy name of Jesus is praying and to do them passionately would be to pray boldly especially in light of our sinful nature and tendencies. This my friend is what I believe is but the barest scratch of what this amazing saint had in mind when he said that one sentence. Also I realize it has been a whole year since your comment but I believe you need an answer. Hope this helps my friend 😀
God Bless
“You, proud?
‘Bout what?” St. Josemaria Escriva
suggestion for the best way to read The Way, Furrow, and The Forge?
Becky, just in case Sam misunderstood (in a typically male way) what you meant by “best way”, let me suggest this: Start at the beginning of The Way, read a point, ask Our Lord, “Well? Anything for me here today?”, give him a minute to answer, then move on to the next one and do the same through all three books. Spend 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes each day doing this. It seems random, starting from the beginning and working though systematically, but my experience is that I get what I need from whatever points I happen to be on that day…and I’ve been doing it, on and off, since 1987! Or you could choose a chapter with a theme that resonates with whatever is going on in your life. The Holy Spirit will use it, whatever method you choose. Just don’t sit down and devour it like a novel…chew!
Hi Becky,
All three books can be read online for free here: http://www.escrivaworks.org/
A great list to contemplate and live by 🙂 Thanks Sam
“Don’t forget that you are just a trash can. So if by any chance the divine gardener should lay his hands on you, and scrub and clean you, and fill you with magnificent flowers, neither the scent nor the colors should make you proud.
Humble yourself: don’t you know that you are a trash can?”
What the heck . . . just quote the whole book. Every line St. Josemaria says is brilliant. 😀
“Get used to saying No.” -The Way #5
I love the theology of the Donkey. I may be stubborn, stupid, and smelly but I get to carry the Lord.