"We want God to suffer everything from us, and we are not able to suffer anything from anyone. We exaggerate beyond measure the faults committed against us; worms that we are, we take the slightest pressure exerted on us to be an enormous attack. Meanwhile, we count as nothing what we undertake proudly against the sovereign majesty of God and the rights of his empire!"
~ An excerpt from Meditations for Lent by Bishop Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, p. 49-51
This struck me as a true explanation of our culture today. Everyone is so offended and takes great offense at such small slights, yet we give no thought to the truly deep offenses that we commit against our Lord.
Have mercy on us, Lord. Thank you for your great love for us and for dying and rising from the dead for us.
You are worthy of all our love. Please bless me with the grace to be kind and joyful in all circumstances that I might honor your sacrifice for me.
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