A Marked Providential Guidance

A quote from Catherine McAuley:

There has been a marked providential guidance which the want of
prudence, vigilance or judgement has not impeded.

I think Catherine was saying that things are pretty amazing despite our imperfections and want of good wisdom. That seems to work even today!

I would say that my life has been, on the whole, a blessed life, that Divine Providence has seen fit to giveme the grace and the blessing to enjoy. That does not mean there haven't been hard times or even hard years, but the blessing of having the presence of the Lord with me through out has made it, as I look back, so much easier.

The want of prudence, curbing my impetuousness, the inability to be ever vigilant in my words and deeds has been lacking and my judgement has not be all that great. Yet somehow God uses me as I am, a flawed person to do the work that needs to be done.

And the same goes for you. We are not perfect, Catherine was not perfect and yet God can use this imperfection to good use. St. Paul said something like that when he said, "...in my weakness I am strong."

Let us today reflect on those flaws and see where we can better oursleves with the Grace of God and where we need to be more vigilant and prudent in our thoughts, words and deeds.

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