Beautiful Co-Mingling. Fr. Alfred Delp, SJ, Flashcards
There is no fiber of our being that the healing Spirit cannot reach
as long as we are willing to let Him do His creative, healing work.
It goes on in silence within us and we should remind ourselves constantly that in alliance with God we possess powers of recuperation
which enable us to endure the most grievous wounds without flinching and go on meeting the demands life makes on us.
We should have this inner confidence, not mere self-reliance
because we know beyond a shadow of doubt that God is sharing His life with us.
The worst wounds that can be inflicted on humans, or that they can inflict on themselves, are those of evil. When faith wavers, hope disappears, love grows cold, adoration ceases, doubt nags and the whole of life is shrouded like a winter landscape in snow. When hatred and arrogance predominate, life is mortally wounded.
That is the time to get into reverse, and let the Holy Spirit work from within building up a new life.
The person who insists on isolation and never grows conscious of the inner presence of the Spirit
is doomed to failure after failure.
Natural logic keeps forcing its evil conclusions, like poison, on one’s consciousness. To counter them
one has to apply the logic of healing, of guidance and submission, on which decisions can be based when they have been patiently arrived at through prayer. The Holy Spirit constantly helps me over my hurdles in the small hours.
