DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH
General De Sales provides us with the soothing consolations we need during the battle. If you are weary, disheartened and feel you are losing hope then you must learn the teachings of this beloved General.
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OUR CROSSES
“There is no evil to be faced that Christ does not face with us. There is no enemy that Christ has not already conquered. There is no cross to bear that Christ has not already borne for us and does not now bear with us”.
“The everlasting God has in His wisdom foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you as a gift from His inmost heart. This cross He now sends you He has considered with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His divine mind, tested with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms and weighed with His own hands to see that it be not one inch too large and not one ounce too heavy for you”.
“He has blessed it with His holy Name, anointed it with His consolation, taken one last glance at you and your courage, and then sent it to you from heaven, a special greeting from God to you, an alms of the all-merciful love of God”.
OUR PEACE
“Do not look forward in fear to the changes in life; rather, look to them with full hope that as they arise, God, whose very own you are, will lead you safely through all things; and when you cannot stand it, God will carry you in His arms”.
“Do not fear what may happen tomorrow; the same understanding Father who cares for you today will take care of you then and every day”.
“He will either shield you from suffering or will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations”.
“Do you not see that he says the peace of God ‘passes all understanding’? That is to teach you that you should never trouble yourself to have any sentiment other than that of the peace of God. Now, the peace of God is the peace that proves the resolutions we have taken for God and the path that God has ordained for us”.
“Walk firmly in the way in which the providence of God has placed you, without looking either to the right or to the left. That is the way of perfection for you”.
“If God intends you to face some difficulties, you must receive them from his hand — the hand you have taken hold of — and you must not let go of him until he has brought you to the point of your perfection”.
OUR CONFIDENCE
“Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them.”
“Consider all the past as nothing, and say, like David: Now I begin to love my God.”
“We must fear God out of love, not love Him out of fear.”
SPIRITUAL WARFARE BY GENERAL DE SALES
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