Desire Enough

A quote from Catherine:

Let us never desire more than enough;
God will give us that and His blessing.

I am reading a book about the Spirituality of the Sisters of Mercy in America from the beginning of their arrival in 1843 to 1900 or so. In the book there are so many stories of the sisters going to new missions or ministries with only the basics to start. Sometimes a medical ministry would be opened with what the sisters carried with them or opening a school a few days after arrival with several hundred students-nothing said about having books for all.

We carry so much baggage with us. Even as I pack and unpack from the various trips I take, I wonder if I take too much with me. How could I simplify and yet have what I really need.

And when it comes to life, do we really rely on God to give us what we need to be enough. Just because we could have it, does that mean we should have it? Do we have enough? What is the desire to have more? Is it something else in our life such as a lack of prayer, a goal or passion that consumes us? Good relationships? The ability to be at peace and in silence with ourselves?

Today let us examine our prayer life, our relational life and our use of materials. Do we have enough. When will we say,"It is enough. I do not need any more."? Let us begin today to be satisfied, a few minutes at a time, a few hours.

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