Ijournal entry 052316 #21. May, Month of Blessed Mary. Aphorism by Hans Urs Von Balthasar. Quotes by Fr. Gabriel Magdalen, O.C.D, St, Bernard, and C. S. Lewis. Divine Intimacy:"Spouse of The Holy Spirit", # 171, by Fr. Gabriel Magdalen, O.C.D. "The Holy Spirit is that Large River by which the Mystical Jerusalem is Watered. ... ", from The Works and Letters of St. Ambrose. . Video presentation: "What is God's will?", by Fr. John Bartunek, LC
"It seems unbelievable that a man should perish in whose favor Christ said to His Mother: ‘Behold thy son’, provided that he has not turned a deaf ear to the words, which Christ addressed to him: ‘Behold thy Mother". By Saint Robert Bellarmine, Cardinal-Bishop and Doctor of the Church
"Our thinking and loving should penetrate like X-rays through the flesh of things and expose the divine skeleton within them. This is why every thinker must be a religious person". By Hans Urs Von Balthasar
MTA= To see everything as working out for our and other's good, surely entails seeing the Divine imprint in spirit and truth at every turn. We would then be able to be at peace, cooperate, and live triumphantly in God now as it will be in heaven without end.
MTA= To see everything as working out for our and other's good, surely entails seeing the Divine imprint in spirit and truth at every turn. We would then be able to be at peace, cooperate, and live triumphantly in God now as it will be in heaven without end.
Romans 5:3-5 "And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us" |
🔴 Complete docility to the motion of the Holy Spirit is precisely the characteristic of the state of union with God. By Fr. Gabriel Magdalen, O.C.D
🔵 "O Mary, you are holy in my body and mind. You can say in a special way: 'My conversation is in heaven'. You are the garden enclosed, the sealed fountain, but temple of the Lord, the sanctuary of the Holy Spirit; you are the wise Virgin who not only provided herself with oil, but filled her lamp with it. O Mary, how were you able to reach the inaccessibl majesty of God, if you did not knock, ask, and seek? Yes, you found what you were looking for, and the Angel said to you, 'You have found grace before God'. Yet, how could you, who were already full of Grace, find more grace? Oh! You were truly worthy to find grace, because you were not satisfied with the fullness which you had, but asked for a super abundance of grace for the salvation of the world!" By St. Bernard
⚫️ "On the whole, God’s love for us is a much safer subject to think about than our love for Him. Nobody can always have devout feelings: and even if we could, feelings are not what God principally cares about. Christian Love, either towards God or towards man, is an affair of the will. If we are trying to do His will we are obeying the commandment, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God.’ He will give us feelings of love if He pleases. We cannot create them for ourselves, and we must not demand them as a right. But the great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go, His love for us does not. It is not wearied by our sins, or our indifference; and, therefore, it is quite relentless in its determination that we shall be cured of those sins, at whatever cost to us, at whatever cost to Him". By C. S. Lewis
🔵 "O Mary, you are holy in my body and mind. You can say in a special way: 'My conversation is in heaven'. You are the garden enclosed, the sealed fountain, but temple of the Lord, the sanctuary of the Holy Spirit; you are the wise Virgin who not only provided herself with oil, but filled her lamp with it. O Mary, how were you able to reach the inaccessibl majesty of God, if you did not knock, ask, and seek? Yes, you found what you were looking for, and the Angel said to you, 'You have found grace before God'. Yet, how could you, who were already full of Grace, find more grace? Oh! You were truly worthy to find grace, because you were not satisfied with the fullness which you had, but asked for a super abundance of grace for the salvation of the world!" By St. Bernard
⚫️ "On the whole, God’s love for us is a much safer subject to think about than our love for Him. Nobody can always have devout feelings: and even if we could, feelings are not what God principally cares about. Christian Love, either towards God or towards man, is an affair of the will. If we are trying to do His will we are obeying the commandment, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God.’ He will give us feelings of love if He pleases. We cannot create them for ourselves, and we must not demand them as a right. But the great thing to remember is that, though our feelings come and go, His love for us does not. It is not wearied by our sins, or our indifference; and, therefore, it is quite relentless in its determination that we shall be cured of those sins, at whatever cost to us, at whatever cost to Him". By C. S. Lewis
It was a delight to have the Holy Spirit ignite the creative poetic spark on Pentecost. Usually it's one poem, but being inspired with two in one day, was a real treat. Driving home from church, the party that was started there, began to roll, the song that came to mind was "You Send Me". It was like God's message to me. Of course it was to dine to that tune by Roy Ayres: http://youtu.be/X7qVPFEaFX8
My response was three songs to Him: "Searchin" and "River Niger", by the same artist, and "Let's Groove Tonight" by Earth, Wind, & Fire.
1. https://youtu.be/xuDUWp4h9h4
2. https://youtu.be/wb4KBQvzm8s
3. https://youtu.be/uIZSXMjwbtE
It's like for me, the search is always on to find paths that lead to a deeper intimacy with each person of the Trinity individually and collectively. To get lost in Him is the goal, then it's to groove all the "tonights" for eternity. Therefore, what is more important than the "River Niger", is the Holy Spirit as the great river. St. Ambrose and Philip Schaff, D.D., LL.D. certainly seem to agree:
🗯 "...let them learn that not only is the Holy Spirit called Water, but also a River, as we read:From his belly shall flow rivers of living water
My response was three songs to Him: "Searchin" and "River Niger", by the same artist, and "Let's Groove Tonight" by Earth, Wind, & Fire.
1. https://youtu.be/xuDUWp4h9h4
2. https://youtu.be/wb4KBQvzm8s
3. https://youtu.be/uIZSXMjwbtE
It's like for me, the search is always on to find paths that lead to a deeper intimacy with each person of the Trinity individually and collectively. To get lost in Him is the goal, then it's to groove all the "tonights" for eternity. Therefore, what is more important than the "River Niger", is the Holy Spirit as the great river. St. Ambrose and Philip Schaff, D.D., LL.D. certainly seem to agree:
🗯 "...let them learn that not only is the Holy Spirit called Water, but also a River, as we read:From his belly shall flow rivers of living water
But this He said of the Spirit, Whom they were beginning to receive, who were about to believe in Him". By St.Ambrose
🗯 "The Holy Spirit is that large river by which the mystical Jerusalem is watered. It is equal to its Fount, that is, the Father and the Son, as is signified in holy Scripture. St. Ambrose himself thirsts for that water, and warns us that in order to preserve it within us, we must avoid the devil, lust, and heresy, since our vessels are frail, and that broken cisterns must be forsaken, that after the example of the Samaritan woman and of the patriarchs we may find the water of the Lord". By PHILIP SCHAFF, D.D., LL.D.
At St. Francis of Assisi, the music was Divine. Walking into church, the music majestic and captivating for the occasion. It' unusual to walk in church and hear music. The choir during the Mass, sounded like 100 strong, and all of the instruments made the music glorious. It was definitely the right church for the right occasion, come Holy Spirit.
Here is a snippet:
https://app.box.com/s/8wnvgm7vmfc4s2psatj9skun3oifznwo
🗯 "The Holy Spirit is that large river by which the mystical Jerusalem is watered. It is equal to its Fount, that is, the Father and the Son, as is signified in holy Scripture. St. Ambrose himself thirsts for that water, and warns us that in order to preserve it within us, we must avoid the devil, lust, and heresy, since our vessels are frail, and that broken cisterns must be forsaken, that after the example of the Samaritan woman and of the patriarchs we may find the water of the Lord". By PHILIP SCHAFF, D.D., LL.D.
At St. Francis of Assisi, the music was Divine. Walking into church, the music majestic and captivating for the occasion. It' unusual to walk in church and hear music. The choir during the Mass, sounded like 100 strong, and all of the instruments made the music glorious. It was definitely the right church for the right occasion, come Holy Spirit.
Here is a snippet:
https://app.box.com/s/8wnvgm7vmfc4s2psatj9skun3oifznwo
~ Sinner Striving 2B a Saint, Yes Yes Yes ~
~Who May That Be, Take A Guess ~ Let All Strive To That and Confess ~
💥On Pentecost, the church's birthday, oh yes Pentecost
💥Jotting down the thoughts before they get lost
💥Don't want to be a bore or to exhaust
💥Hoping for a warm embrace, but it's ok if your response allow me to experience a little fros
💥The inspiration came in an instance in church
For a quiet place to gather my thoughts didn't even have to go 💥anywhere & frantically search
💥It's like the Holy Spirit came and on my shoulders decided to politely perch
💥All of a sudden poetic ideas bursting forth began to lurch
💥It's all about a sinner that is mightily striving
Not just playing around or jiving
💥Someone that's planning on more than surviving
💥Even to the likes of "in your face" thriving
💥The goal is to be a lover of God, one holy saint
💥Because that is being said, don't pass out & faint
💥Don't even rave and don't even rant
💥Saying it's impossible, no way, do it she can't
💥Cause let me tell you
💥Grace knows exactly with who, where, & how to accomplish what it needs to do
💥It empowers and can in an instant totally renew
💥Also an authentic Sacramental Life is so very powerful too
💥The Holy Spirit is alive and mercy favors me
💥Therefore I can be what He would have me be
💥It may not be plain for you to see
💥But an open heart and repentance is certainly the key
💥Failures and falls can clearly be seen
💥But can you see a forgiven soul washed clean?
💥That's the purpose for having a Savior ever at your side to redeem
💥The tell tale sign of that intimate relationship is a very noticeable eye gleam
tmm/TruGIG
™
~Who May That Be, Take A Guess ~ Let All Strive To That and Confess ~
💥On Pentecost, the church's birthday, oh yes Pentecost
💥Jotting down the thoughts before they get lost
💥Don't want to be a bore or to exhaust
💥Hoping for a warm embrace, but it's ok if your response allow me to experience a little fros
💥The inspiration came in an instance in church
For a quiet place to gather my thoughts didn't even have to go 💥anywhere & frantically search
💥It's like the Holy Spirit came and on my shoulders decided to politely perch
💥All of a sudden poetic ideas bursting forth began to lurch
💥It's all about a sinner that is mightily striving
Not just playing around or jiving
💥Someone that's planning on more than surviving
💥Even to the likes of "in your face" thriving
💥The goal is to be a lover of God, one holy saint
💥Because that is being said, don't pass out & faint
💥Don't even rave and don't even rant
💥Saying it's impossible, no way, do it she can't
💥Cause let me tell you
💥Grace knows exactly with who, where, & how to accomplish what it needs to do
💥It empowers and can in an instant totally renew
💥Also an authentic Sacramental Life is so very powerful too
💥The Holy Spirit is alive and mercy favors me
💥Therefore I can be what He would have me be
💥It may not be plain for you to see
💥But an open heart and repentance is certainly the key
💥Failures and falls can clearly be seen
💥But can you see a forgiven soul washed clean?
💥That's the purpose for having a Savior ever at your side to redeem
💥The tell tale sign of that intimate relationship is a very noticeable eye gleam
tmm/TruGIG
™
Divine Intimacy:"Spouse of The Holy Spirit", # 171. By Fr. Gabriel Magdalen, O.C.D
Excerpts:
"The Holy Spirit who had possessed the Blessed Virgin Mary's soul from the first moment of her conception, came upon with such exceptional plenitude that He formed within her the sacred Body of Jesus. The Divine Paraclete may well say to her in the words of the Canticle:
Excerpts:
"The Holy Spirit who had possessed the Blessed Virgin Mary's soul from the first moment of her conception, came upon with such exceptional plenitude that He formed within her the sacred Body of Jesus. The Divine Paraclete may well say to her in the words of the Canticle:
Blessed Virgin Mary was never defiled by the shadow of sin, the subject of unruly passions, or taken up with the affection for creatures. Completely docile, she was always the faithful spouse. Complete docility to the motion of the Holy Spirit is precisely the characteristic of the state of union with God.
From the beginning she had a degree of grace far superior to that attained by the greatest saints, therefore this perfect state of union with God. Considering this, we can easily see that After Jesus she is the surest model & guide to union with God. Her very creature hood makes her more accessible & imitable. Great secret of reading union quickly is detachment from creatures, especially had one we love most, ourself. Blessed Virgin Mary lived only for God, only one thing moves her: the glory of God and the interests of Jesus and souls. She was totally oblivious of her suffering and never influenced by selfish motives or by reasons of personal interest.
It was the Holy Spirit who guided her, urged her sustained her, and her secret was to let herself be ruled and moved by Him in everything. This is exactly how we should imitate her".
From the beginning she had a degree of grace far superior to that attained by the greatest saints, therefore this perfect state of union with God. Considering this, we can easily see that After Jesus she is the surest model & guide to union with God. Her very creature hood makes her more accessible & imitable. Great secret of reading union quickly is detachment from creatures, especially had one we love most, ourself. Blessed Virgin Mary lived only for God, only one thing moves her: the glory of God and the interests of Jesus and souls. She was totally oblivious of her suffering and never influenced by selfish motives or by reasons of personal interest.
It was the Holy Spirit who guided her, urged her sustained her, and her secret was to let herself be ruled and moved by Him in everything. This is exactly how we should imitate her".
"The Holy Spirit is that Large River by which the Mystical Jerusalem is Watered. ... ", from The Works and Letters of St. Ambrose
Info from this site: http://biblehub.com/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xvi_the_holy_spirit.htm#1
✍🏼"176. But lest perchance any one should speak against as it were the littleness of the Spirit, and from this should endeavour to establish a difference in greatness, arguing that water seems to be but a small part of a Fount, although examples taken from creatures seem by no means suitable for application to the Godhead; yet lest they should judge anything injuriously from this comparison taken from creatures, let them learn that not only is the Holy Spirit called Water, but also a River, as we read: "From his belly shall flow rivers of living water. But this He said of the Spirit, Whom they were beginning to receive, who were about to believe in Him." [989]
✍🏼177. So, then, the Holy Spirit is the River, and the abundant River, which according to the Hebrews flowed from Jesus in the lands, as we have received it prophesied by the mouth of Isaiah. [990] This is the great River which flows always and never fails. And not only a river, but also one of copious stream and overflowing greatness, as also David said: "The stream of the river makes glad the city of God." [991]
✍🏼178. For neither is that city, the heavenly Jerusalem, watered by the channel of any earthly river, but that Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Fount of Life, by a short draught of Whom we are satiated, seems to flow more abundantly among those celestial Thrones, Dominions and Powers, Angels and Archangels, rushing in the full course of the seven virtues of the Spirit. For if a river rising above its banks overflows, how much more does the Spirit, rising above every creature, when He touches the as it were low-lying fields of our minds, make glad that heavenly nature of the creatures with the larger fertility of His sanctification.
✍🏼179. And let it not trouble you that either here it is said "rivers," [992] or elsewhere "seven Spirits," [993] for by the sanctification of these seven gifts of the Spirit, as Isaiah said, [994] is signified the fulness of all virtue; the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and godliness, and the Spirit of the fear of God. One, then, is the River, but many the channels of the gifts of the Spirit. This River, then, goes forth from the Fount of Life.
✍🏼180. And here, again, you must not turn aside your thoughts to lower things, because there seems to be some difference between a Fount and a River, and yet the divine Scripture has provided that the weakness of human understanding should not be injured by the lowliness of the language. Set before yourself any river, it springs from its fount, but is of one nature, of one brightness and beauty. And do you assert rightly that the Holy Spirit is of one substance, brightness, and glory with the Son of God and with God the Father. I will sum up all in the oneness of the qualities, and shall not be afraid of any question as to difference of greatness. For in this point also Scripture has provided for us; for the Son of God says: "He that shall drink of the water which I will give him, it shall become in him a well of water springing up unto everlasting life." [995] This well is clearly the grace of the Spirit, a stream proceeding from the living Fount. The Holy Spirit, then, is also the Fount of eternal life.
✍🏼181. You observe, then, from His words that the unity of the divine greatness is pointed out, and that Christ cannot be denied to be a Fount even by heretics, since the Spirit, too, is called a Fount. And as the Spirit is called a river, so, too, the Father said: "Behold, I come down upon you like a river of peace, and like a stream overflowing the glory of the Gentiles." [996] And who can doubt that the Son of God is the River of life, from Whom the streams of eternal life flowed forth?
✍🏼182. Good, then, is this water, even the grace of the Spirit. Who will give this Fount to my breast? Let it spring up in me, let that which gives eternal life flow upon me. Let that Fount overflow upon us, and not flow away. For Wisdom says: "Drink water out of thine own vessels, and from the founts of thine own wells, and let thy waters flow abroad in thy streets." [997] How shall I keep this water that it flow not forth, that it glide not away? How shall I preserve my vessel, lest any crack of sin penetrating it, should let the water of eternal life exude? Teach us, Lord Jesus, teach us as Thou didst teach Thine apostles, saying: "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where rust and moth destroy, and where thieves break through and steal." [998]
✍🏼182. For He intimates that the thief is the unclean spirit, who cannot find entrance into those who walk in the light of good works, but if he has caught any one in the darkness of earthly desires, and in the midst of the enjoyment of earthly pleasures, he spoils them of all the flower of eternal virtue. And therefore the Lord says: "Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither rust nor moth destroy, and where thieves do not break through and steal. For where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also."
✍🏼183. Our rust is wantonness, our rust is lust, our rust is luxury, which dim the keen vision of the mind with the filth of vices. Again, our moth is Arius, our moth is Photinus, who rend the holy vesture of the Church with their impiety, and desiring to separate the indivisible unity of the divine power, gnaw the precious veil of faith with sacrilegious tooth. The water is spilt if Arius has imprinted his tooth, it flows away if Photinus has planted his sting in any one's vessel. We are but of common clay, we quickly feel vices. But no one says to the potter, "Why hast Thou made me thus?" [999] For though our vessel be but common, yet one is in honour, another in dishonour. [1000] Do not then lay open thy pool, dig not with vices and crimes, lest any one say: "He hath opened a pool and digged it, and is fallen into the pit which he made." [1001]
✍🏼184. If you seek Jesus, forsake the broken cisterns, for Christ was wont to sit not by a pool but by a well. There that Samaritan woman [1002] found Him, she who believed, she who wished to draw water. Although you ought to have come in early morning, nevertheless if you come later, even at the sixth hour, you will find Jesus wearied with His journey. He is weary, but it is through thee, because He has long sought thee, thy unbelief has long wearied Him. Yet He is not offended if thou only comest, He asks to drink Who is about to give. But He drinks not the water of a stream flowing by, but thy salvation; He drinks thy good dispositions, He drinks the cup, that is, the Passion which atoned for thy sins, that thou drinking of His sacred blood mightest quench the thirst of this world.
✍🏼185. So Abraham gained God after he had dug the well. [1003] So Isaac, while walking by the well, received that wife [1004] who was coming to him as a type of the Church. Faithful he was at the well, unfaithful at the pool. Lastly, too, Rebecca, as we read, found him who sought her at the well, and the harlots washed themselves in the blood in the pool of Jezebel. [1005]"
Info from this site: http://biblehub.com/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xvi_the_holy_spirit.htm#1
✍🏼"176. But lest perchance any one should speak against as it were the littleness of the Spirit, and from this should endeavour to establish a difference in greatness, arguing that water seems to be but a small part of a Fount, although examples taken from creatures seem by no means suitable for application to the Godhead; yet lest they should judge anything injuriously from this comparison taken from creatures, let them learn that not only is the Holy Spirit called Water, but also a River, as we read: "From his belly shall flow rivers of living water. But this He said of the Spirit, Whom they were beginning to receive, who were about to believe in Him." [989]
✍🏼177. So, then, the Holy Spirit is the River, and the abundant River, which according to the Hebrews flowed from Jesus in the lands, as we have received it prophesied by the mouth of Isaiah. [990] This is the great River which flows always and never fails. And not only a river, but also one of copious stream and overflowing greatness, as also David said: "The stream of the river makes glad the city of God." [991]
✍🏼178. For neither is that city, the heavenly Jerusalem, watered by the channel of any earthly river, but that Holy Spirit, proceeding from the Fount of Life, by a short draught of Whom we are satiated, seems to flow more abundantly among those celestial Thrones, Dominions and Powers, Angels and Archangels, rushing in the full course of the seven virtues of the Spirit. For if a river rising above its banks overflows, how much more does the Spirit, rising above every creature, when He touches the as it were low-lying fields of our minds, make glad that heavenly nature of the creatures with the larger fertility of His sanctification.
✍🏼179. And let it not trouble you that either here it is said "rivers," [992] or elsewhere "seven Spirits," [993] for by the sanctification of these seven gifts of the Spirit, as Isaiah said, [994] is signified the fulness of all virtue; the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and godliness, and the Spirit of the fear of God. One, then, is the River, but many the channels of the gifts of the Spirit. This River, then, goes forth from the Fount of Life.
✍🏼180. And here, again, you must not turn aside your thoughts to lower things, because there seems to be some difference between a Fount and a River, and yet the divine Scripture has provided that the weakness of human understanding should not be injured by the lowliness of the language. Set before yourself any river, it springs from its fount, but is of one nature, of one brightness and beauty. And do you assert rightly that the Holy Spirit is of one substance, brightness, and glory with the Son of God and with God the Father. I will sum up all in the oneness of the qualities, and shall not be afraid of any question as to difference of greatness. For in this point also Scripture has provided for us; for the Son of God says: "He that shall drink of the water which I will give him, it shall become in him a well of water springing up unto everlasting life." [995] This well is clearly the grace of the Spirit, a stream proceeding from the living Fount. The Holy Spirit, then, is also the Fount of eternal life.
✍🏼181. You observe, then, from His words that the unity of the divine greatness is pointed out, and that Christ cannot be denied to be a Fount even by heretics, since the Spirit, too, is called a Fount. And as the Spirit is called a river, so, too, the Father said: "Behold, I come down upon you like a river of peace, and like a stream overflowing the glory of the Gentiles." [996] And who can doubt that the Son of God is the River of life, from Whom the streams of eternal life flowed forth?
✍🏼182. Good, then, is this water, even the grace of the Spirit. Who will give this Fount to my breast? Let it spring up in me, let that which gives eternal life flow upon me. Let that Fount overflow upon us, and not flow away. For Wisdom says: "Drink water out of thine own vessels, and from the founts of thine own wells, and let thy waters flow abroad in thy streets." [997] How shall I keep this water that it flow not forth, that it glide not away? How shall I preserve my vessel, lest any crack of sin penetrating it, should let the water of eternal life exude? Teach us, Lord Jesus, teach us as Thou didst teach Thine apostles, saying: "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where rust and moth destroy, and where thieves break through and steal." [998]
✍🏼182. For He intimates that the thief is the unclean spirit, who cannot find entrance into those who walk in the light of good works, but if he has caught any one in the darkness of earthly desires, and in the midst of the enjoyment of earthly pleasures, he spoils them of all the flower of eternal virtue. And therefore the Lord says: "Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither rust nor moth destroy, and where thieves do not break through and steal. For where thy treasure is, there will thy heart be also."
✍🏼183. Our rust is wantonness, our rust is lust, our rust is luxury, which dim the keen vision of the mind with the filth of vices. Again, our moth is Arius, our moth is Photinus, who rend the holy vesture of the Church with their impiety, and desiring to separate the indivisible unity of the divine power, gnaw the precious veil of faith with sacrilegious tooth. The water is spilt if Arius has imprinted his tooth, it flows away if Photinus has planted his sting in any one's vessel. We are but of common clay, we quickly feel vices. But no one says to the potter, "Why hast Thou made me thus?" [999] For though our vessel be but common, yet one is in honour, another in dishonour. [1000] Do not then lay open thy pool, dig not with vices and crimes, lest any one say: "He hath opened a pool and digged it, and is fallen into the pit which he made." [1001]
✍🏼184. If you seek Jesus, forsake the broken cisterns, for Christ was wont to sit not by a pool but by a well. There that Samaritan woman [1002] found Him, she who believed, she who wished to draw water. Although you ought to have come in early morning, nevertheless if you come later, even at the sixth hour, you will find Jesus wearied with His journey. He is weary, but it is through thee, because He has long sought thee, thy unbelief has long wearied Him. Yet He is not offended if thou only comest, He asks to drink Who is about to give. But He drinks not the water of a stream flowing by, but thy salvation; He drinks thy good dispositions, He drinks the cup, that is, the Passion which atoned for thy sins, that thou drinking of His sacred blood mightest quench the thirst of this world.
✍🏼185. So Abraham gained God after he had dug the well. [1003] So Isaac, while walking by the well, received that wife [1004] who was coming to him as a type of the Church. Faithful he was at the well, unfaithful at the pool. Lastly, too, Rebecca, as we read, found him who sought her at the well, and the harlots washed themselves in the blood in the pool of Jezebel. [1005]"
What is God's will?, by Fr. John Bartunek, LC
Link to video presentation:
http://rcspirituality.org/spiritual-smoothie-gods-will/
Link to video presentation:
http://rcspirituality.org/spiritual-smoothie-gods-will/