53°F SE3mph SR0445CST SS1933CST
Morning Offering given
Village peaceful
Coffee good
Good sleep last evening almost 7 hrs. Must have been overtired from all the long nights and days of late.
In the Catholic Tradition… Purification is the first step in Love of God.
Scripture warns us “the just man falls seven times” Prov 24:16 Sin is the greatest evil because it offends God, our highest good, and happiness. 1 John 1:8 Unless you repent, you will all perish Lk 13:5 “Repent, for the Kingdome of Heaven is at hand” Mat 3:2, 4:17. We must make satisfaction for our sins, therefore, by voluntary cooperation with the grace of God. Although God is infinitely good and merciful, He will not purify us without this cooperation on our part. We can be purified by accepting the unavoidable tribulation of life with perfect resignation and by offering to God our own voluntary mortifications and sacrifices. Below you will find definitions so we are all on the same page.
Purification = the removal of contaminants/extracting/ making spiritually/ceremonially clean
Satisfaction = compensation/reparation of an injustice or wrong.
Cooperation = assistance/ ready compliance
Mortification = the action of subduing one’s bodily desires.
Resignation = the act of retiring/giving up/accepting
Know you are prayed for.
In the "Wilds of Wisconsin & Cornfields of Iowa" 