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"Whether I know myself or not, whether I like my life or not, I and my life will be judged on one single issue of conformity. Am I one with God's will? ... Wanting what God wants is the only true peace, the only happiness worth having. If I want to be someone whom God has not thought of as me, I am heading away from true happiness and peace. I am heading away from my true self."
Dom Hubert Van Zellar, "How to Find God and Discover Your True Self in the Process", New Hampshire, Sophia Institute Press, 1957/1998, pp22-23
posted by Holly at 3:08 PM
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Van Zellar has always been one of my favorite spiritual writers. He is so down to earth - I figure he had to have sisters who were moms!
One thing he always stresses is to fully accept the vocation one has been placed in by God. For us, this means being Moms, and we need to rid our lives of other distractions, so we can focus on living our vocations fully and completely and consciously, as a response to God in love.
It may hurt. We may not have as much money around the house. We many not get any social rewards for what we do. We may struggle with feeling like a non-entity.
But past the hurt and possible struggle, there is a real peace which comes from being on the railroad track the way you're supposed to be, instead of grinding along life's track slightly off-tilter and grinding...
So we say with Mary -"Behold - Lord!- a Mother! Who needs your help! - Help me to be what you call me to be!"
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