ACCRM’s 40 Days With Christ For Lent: Day Six
The Last and Highest Goal
[exerpts from “My Daily Bread” by Anthony J. Paone, S.J. [1954]
CHRIST:
MY CHILD, My true friends refuse to pursue things simply because they are pleasant.
1. They do not want anything which has only temporary value. All their hopes and ambitions aim at the success which I give, the success which will never pass away. They know that too much love for earthly things can draw them away from the only lasting joy and glory. So in all their daily activities, they keep an eye on Me and My commandments.
2. Among all the wonders of heaven and earth, there is no one like Me. My works are supremely good and My judgments are perfectly true. By My providence the universe is ruled.
3. Let others seek whatever else they desire besides Me. As for you, let nothing please you except Me alone, your Hope, your Eternal Salvation.
4. Daily look for Me above all things. Try to find Me in all things. I alone am the Giver of true peace and lasting happiness.
THINK:
No tongue can describe the peace which God gives to those who sincerely want His Will above all else. Many never find this peace because they lack the trust and courage to live entirely God’s way. They try to obey God’s law only in part. God loves the man who is honest enough to want first things first.
PRAY:
My loving Saviour and merciful God, can I be so foolish as to think that I can find happiness without You? Can sin ever bring me true joy when it separates me from You, the Fountain of lasting joy? No. I hope, with Your help to keep my eyes fixed on You throughout my daily life. I hope to avoid whatever displeases You, and to live as You wish me to live each hour of the day. Your Will shows the way to undying peace and happiness. Let me love Your Will in all things. Amen.
