DAY ONE
MY D
AY B
E G I N S
A
whole lifetime is short,
and
sometimes very short indeed.
How
do we know that ours may not be so short
as
to end an hour,
or
even a minute after
we
have determined to give ourselves wholly to God?
It
is quite possible,
for
we cannot depend on anything
that
passes away,
much
less on life,
on
which we must not reckon
for
even a single day.
We
may be among those who,
worldly
as we still are,
have
some deep desire
to
do what is right.
At
times, rare as they may be,
we
commend ourselves to God’s care.
We
think about our souls every now and then.
14 LET NOTHING
DISTURB
YOU
Busy
as we are,
we
pray a few times a month,
even
though our minds are filled
with
a thousand other matters.
“Where
your treasure is, there also is your heart.”
We
need, therefore, from time to time
to
cast aside our daily concerns.
We
need to reflect upon the state of our soul,
and
to realize
that
we will never reach our goal
by
the road we are following.
We
need to withdraw from time to time
from
all unnecessary cares and business.
A L L T H R O U G H T H E D AY
A
whole lifetime is short.
I
cannot depend on anything that passes away.
MY D
AY I
S E
N D I N G
Let
nothing, O Lord,
disturb
the silence of this night.
Let
nothing make me afraid.
For
even though life is short,
DAY ONE 15
even
though it could end before I wake,
if
I put all my trust in you,
and
not in passing things,
I
need not be concerned.
Let
me now,
in
the dying moments of this day,
cast
aside my concerns
and
reflect upon the state of my soul.
Worldly
as I still am,
I
harbor a deep desire
to
do what is right
and
to commend myself
wholly
to your care.
For
if I have you, God,
I
will want for nothing.
You alone suffice.
Bellissima!
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