"Man, who constantly experiences the bitter taste of his limitations and sin, does not then abandon himself to recrimination or to anguish, because he knows that within himself the power of divinity is at work." (Orientale Lumen, #15)
I really needed to read this quote today. In fact it's so meaningful to me that I'm going to write it on an index card and put it on my refrigerator.
I tend to be good at launching recriminations at myself. And "anguish" definitely describes my life most of the time. Today was an especially "down" day and I was in a "God, if this is how you treat your friends, it's no wonder you have so few of them" mood on the way home from work. Sometimes I ask myself, if God is sanctifying me, why do I see so little change in my behavior? I can only hope that sanctification bears fruits that are not obvious. But the idea that God is at work in me even when it isn't obvious is not only appealing to me, but gives me hope.
