"SILENCE IS THE CROSS ON WHICH WE MUST CRUCIFY OUR EGO." (St. Seraphim of Sarov)
When words of detraction have wounded us, or we have been sorely misunderstood, and when then we do not defend ourselves, our silence becomes a Sacrament and we permit God to use it as His holy tool to purify our soul.
In the death to our disordered self, we lose chunks of the self that destroy our soul. We lose all the disordered attachments that bind us. Our tainted ego is silenced. In our silent and hidden suffering, offered into the Savior's, He then invites us to join Him in winning souls: those who were and those who are; and those who are yet to be born because God is the Eternal NOW.
And He draws us ever deeper into His Mighty, Loving Heart.
We become one with Him.
This is profound and inspired. You cannot know how much this message was needed in my life at tis time. Thank you, Anna.
ReplyDeleteI guess it is true then, Bill, God speaks to us on a need-to-know basis.
DeleteСпасибо, Анна, за это замечательное размышление. Святой Серафим - мой святой покровитель и великий русский мистик нашего христианского наследия. Святой Серафим, молись за всю Россию. Аминь.
ReplyDeleteAmen, Mariaje. Amen.
DeleteI am in awe, Mariaje.... That your great Russion saint should continue to share his mystical wisdom of God with us, down through these centuries. I am in awe again of God's eternal NOW.
DeleteOh Anna
ReplyDeleteThis speaks directly to my soul ❤️
Thank you, Dear Anna, for these profound thoughts and this inspired reflection. So many spiritual riches are lost in the distraction of noise and your insights make me realize my own ego stands against the whispers of God and I allow myself to lose access to this sacramental opportunity. So wonderful to read a Carmelite author calling us back to the Lord in His own preferred method of communicating with us. Blessings - Sister Clare OCD
ReplyDeleteDear Sister Clare, I hear the Divine Perspective in your reply. Thank you. In Carmel
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