You must realise now, more clearly than ever, that God is calling you to serve Him in and from the ordinary, secular and civil activities of human life. He waits for us everyday, in the laboratory, in the operating theatre, in the army barracks, in the university chair, in the factory, in the workshop, in the fileds, in the home and in all the immense panorama of work.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes that one can serve God through everyday activities and professions.
Josemaria Escriva's quote teaches that divine service is not limited to religious practices but is found in the simplicity of daily life. It reminds us that our ordinary tasks, whether they occur in a laboratory, hospital, or at home, are also venues through which we can fulfill a higher calling and make a meaningful contribution.
In practice
During a speech at a community service event, to inspire volunteers.
Many Christians take their time and have leisure enough in their social life (no hurry here). They are leisurely, too, in their professionally activities, at table and recreation (no hurry here either). But isn't it strange how those same Christians find themselves in such a rush and want to hurry the priest, in their anxiety to shorten the time devoted to the most holy sacrifice of the altar?
As soon as you willfully allow a dialogue with temptation to begin, the soul is robbed of peace, just as consent to impurity destroys grace.
You strayed from the way and did not return because you were ashamed. It would be more logical if you were ashamed not to return.
Christian optimism is not a sugary optimism, nor is it a mere human confidence that everything will turn out all right. It is an optimism that sinks its roots into an awareness of our freedom, and the sure knowledge of the power of grace. It is an optimism that leads us to make demands on ourselves, to struggle to respond at every moment to God's call.
Don't you long to shout to those youths who are bustling around you: Fools! Leave those worldly things that shackle the heart - and very often degrade it - leave all that and come with us in search of Love!
Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself. I mean do not be disheartened by your imperfections, but always rise up with fresh courage
How lucky Adam was. He knew when he said a good thing, nobody had said it before.
A teacher of fear can't bring peace on earth. We have been trying to do it that way for thousands of years. The person who turns inner violence around, the person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is. We are waiting for just one teacher. You're the one.
Never let your soul be silenced. Live life out loud. Every day tell your truth not with words but with actions from your heart.
A great memory is never made synonymous with wisdom, any more than a dictionary would be called a treatise.
Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time.
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