“God is not remote from us. He
is at the point of my pen, my (pick) shovel, my paint brush, my (sewing) needle
– and my heart and thoughts.” -Pierre Teilhard de
Chardin
is at the point of my pen, my (pick) shovel, my paint brush, my (sewing) needle
– and my heart and thoughts.” -Pierre Teilhard de
Chardin
Above all, trust in the slow
work of God.
We are quite naturally impatient in everything
to reach the
end without delay.
We should like to skip the intermediate stages.
We are
impatient of being on the way to something
unknown, something new.
And yet
it is the law of all progress
that it is made by passing through
some
stages of instability—
and that it may take a very long time.
work of God.
We are quite naturally impatient in everything
to reach the
end without delay.
We should like to skip the intermediate stages.
We are
impatient of being on the way to something
unknown, something new.
And yet
it is the law of all progress
that it is made by passing through
some
stages of instability—
and that it may take a very long time.
And so I
think it is with you;
your ideas mature gradually—let them grow,
let them
shape themselves, without undue haste.
Don’t try to force them on,
as
though you could be today what time
(that is to say, grace and
circumstances
acting on your own good will)
will make of you
tomorrow.
Only God could say what this new spirit
gradually forming
within you will be.
Give Our Lord the benefit of believing
that his hand
is leading you,
and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself
in suspense and
incomplete.
-Pierre Teilhard de
Chardin
Chardin
This reflection is dedicated to the most cherished, brave souls who have the courage to do what they love and risk disappointment in pursuit of living out their dreams. Oh how I admire you!
Contributed by ~liz Sorensen Wessel
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