The order of God, established by His Divine Will is the life of the soul, and It manifests Itself in different ways in each of us. Whatever connection the Divine Will has with the individual hearts of His children; It nourishes the soul, and continually enlarges it by giving it whatever is best for it at any given time. It is not the particular act or deed performed that matters, but what God has willed for us in the present. It is the obedience in the servant spirit, and a fervent heart that bring to light His Will for the moment. Our Lord taught that we were to live for the day at hand - care not for the morrow, each day has trouble enough in itself. It is His Will, for the NOW, under whatever guise it presents itself, which is precisely that which is the most sanctifying for the soul.
Obedience in the righteous
Begets a manyfold fruit;
Nourished and increased by the Spirit,
Which, in Providential succession,
Reinvigorate and multiply
According to the same Divine Will.
He only requires of us,
That we allow Him to act
By abandoning ourselves utterly
To Him in perfect confidence.
Do not pause to consider,
Thrust thyself blindly into Him,
Believing, in unshakable faith,
That He will guide thy ways,
And guard thy flanks.
And know an efficacious grace,
By which the image of Christ
Is renewed in our souls.
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