You’ll find simple, step-by-step, and spiritually crucial directions for who to overcome the habitual unkindnesses that creep-undetected-into the behavior of even the most careful souls. These pages show you how to become ore aware of even your most offhand daily actions. There’s nothing complicated or magical about learning to be kinder it just takes greater attention to the things that you do and how you do them. That’s why The Hidden Power of Kindness is such a godsend. Probably you just can’t find the time-and can’t ever seem to develop the patience-that you need in order to be consistently kind amidst the irritations that afflict you daily. Yet another will readily open his purse to give alms to the poor, but cannot wring an ounce of mercy from his heart in order to forgive his enemies.You’re almost certainly not as kind as you ought to be-and your relationships with God and those you love may be suffering as a result. Someone attached to fasting will consider himself devout because he doesn’t eat, even though his heart is filled with bitterness and while, out of love for sobriety, he will not let a drop of wine, or even water, touch his tongue, he will not scruple to drench it in the blood of his neighbor through gossip and slander.Īnother will consider himself devout because all day long he mumbles a string of prayers, yet remains heedless of the evil, arrogant and hurtful words that his tongue hurls at his servants and neighbors. Everyone can relate to it, since he salts it with good humor.“ Pope Francis remarks that, “ Francis’ description of false devotion is delightful and ever timely. In particular, Pope Francis highlighted a passage from Introduction to the Devout Life that perfectly summarized false devotion. Pope Francis recently released an apostolic letter, Totum amoris est, that highlighted the richness that can be found in St. Francis de Sales wasn't afraid to inject some humor into his description of false devotion.
0 kommentar(er)
