Thought for the Day
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Merit.
This post reminded me of the thousands of moments in a given day that we could gain merit through the simplest distractions and annoyances if we but only remember.
I just prayed three Hail Mary’s for an individual that gets under my skin. I have no reason to doubt that the prayers will help bc not a single prayer is waisted and if I gained merit by it than I’ll be glad one day years from now when I’m turning back into dust.
So…
Take advantage of the time still remaining and pray for those who hate you, those that might be considered your enemies, those who get under your skin. Gain some merit, some virtue, some love from above.
Philip-
Yes. 100%
The Enemy wishes to disconnect us from God. If not by our sin, then by our distraction. He is very good at distraction.
Our current distraction is men in Italy over whom we have no control. The Enemy wins when we spend more time railing against them than praying for them.
Victory consists of a repented sinner, not a crushed adversary. (I am reminding myself first, though others may freely benefit from it.)
***The Enemy wins when we spend more time railing against them than praying for them.***
Amen.
I’m a long way from being the anti-knee jerk reaction type when I read of the latest attempts to normalize homosexuality within the framework of The Holy Catholic Church clerics.
Grace is working on me, hence I’m doing better at taking a breath and not jumping onto the pile on.
Not perfected yet, but doing a little bit better.
Praying for them brings about the grace needed to remain composed.