God has created me to do Him some definite service;
He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another.
I have my mission—I never may know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next.
Somehow I am necessary for His purposes,
as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his—
if, indeed, I fail, He can raise another, as He could make the stones children of Abraham.
Yet I have a part in this great work;
I am a link in a chain,
a bond of connexion between persons.
He has not created me for naught.
I shall do good, I shall do His work;
I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it,
if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my calling.
-- Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman
This was such a blessing! Thank you for sharing. :)
ReplyDelete"...if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my calling."
--Liz B
I needed these words today. Thanks so much. :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE this! He has so many good quotes! :)
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