A person best suited for a life of service may wish to lead the life of the contemplative. A married man may regret that he didn't become a priest. A young mother may yearn for the hermitage. But we need to use the talents we've been given in the circumstances in which we find ourselves.
No one should desire means of serving God that he now lacks but rather should diligently use those he actually has.
~St. Francis de Sales
I'll never be a Mother Teresa. I don't have the same gifts. But I pray that I will use what God has given me to enable me to be the best "me" I can be.
I'll never be a Mother Teresa. I don't have the same gifts. But I pray that I will use what God has given me to enable me to be the best "me" I can be.
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You know I have done that, "What if.." Then I realize I am actually in the place where I should be and "what if..." I would just use where I am now to be of service. I had to stop looking outward at others and look inward at me and seize those opportunities of service offered to me! I am such a SLOOOW learner! Thank you for this post! Cathy
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ReplyDeleteDitto that for me too Sue!
I second that motion! I, too, hope to be the best me possible with God's grace and to use the gifts that He has given me to their fullest.
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