"...I believe when we really try to pray more we start stirring up some of the smelly, mucky stuff that has drifted down to the bottom of the pond that is our life.
"The Holy Spirit wants that stuff to get stirred up so it can float to the top and be skimmed off at confession. The process, however, makes us grumpy, irritable, confused and spiritually restless."
"Truly, it is the indescribable sweetness of contemplation which you give to those who love you. In this you have shown the tenderness of your charity, that when I had no being you made me; and when I strayed away from you, you brought me back again to serve you and commanded me to love you." The Imitation of Christ
Tuesday 27 February 2007
An Attack Of The Grumps
Fr. Longenecker has an excellent post on the grumps and iritability which can pounce as Lent starts to take hold...
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Chrysostom, I think, said, "When you strike a snake with a stick it rises and hisses."
Thanks so much for this post. Now I know why I'm out of sorts today.
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