Today we honor St. Therese of Lisieux. Through her writings, she showed us how great love for Him can be so real in even the littlest flower that she considered herself to be. She reminds me of this short but meaningful poem:
Flower in the crannied wall,
I pluck you out of the crannies,
I hold you here, root and all, in my hand,
Little flower -- but if I could understand
What you are, root and all, all in all,
I should know what God and man is.
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson
October 1 every year is also what I consider the start of a new spiritual year... a special day of renewal of offering and commitment...
Dearest Lord,
Grant me the grace to respond to your invitation
To assist those You hold most dear in Your Heart:
The least, the lost, the vulnerable,
To assist those You hold most dear in Your Heart:
The least, the lost, the vulnerable,
To know and experience
The faithfulness and tenderness of Your love.
The faithfulness and tenderness of Your love.
May this be done with complete trust
And nothing less than love for You.
Amen.
And nothing less than love for You.
Amen.
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