Did not the Lord's flock actually follow him in tribulation and persecution, shame and hunger, sickness and trial and all the rest, and thereby receive eternal life from the Lord? What a great shame, then, that while the saints actually followed in the footsteps of the Lord, we, today's servants of God, expect glory and honor simply because we can recite what they did.
Admonition 6
Amen to that!
ReplyDeleteI have a brother-in-law who is one of the wealthiest men in America and he views me with total contempt. To him I am nothing more than a stark raving maniac, a ne'er do well.
When I recall that our beloved St. Francis would, under orders of holy obedience, make one of the Brothers admonish and humiliate him in the harshest terms so that he could gain greater humility, all I need do is attend a family get-together...
Thank you Jesus!