The following is one of my favorite teachings from Fr. Benedict Groeschel
and very appropriate after celebrating Pentecost:
“Realize more and more that the spiritual life is essentially the work of
the Holy Spirit.
Our participation, although it may appear to be a very active struggle to
do good—to ‘press on,’ in the words of St. Paul—is ultimately a cooperation with
the Holy Spirit.
Our essential task is not to do things for God, but rather not to resist
God’s trying to do good things for us.
Holiness is his work. Our task is to avoid resisting Him.
Many people waste a great deal of time and effort doing what they want on
the spiritual road instead of letting the Holy Spirit lead: they must do this,
they must be there, they must learn some other things.
This is not really following Christ; it is walking beside Him and making
suggestions.”
Fr. Benedict Groeschel
Priest, psychology professor, speaker, writer, servant of the
poor
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