Spiritual snacks

When a good person is afflicted, tempted, or troubled with evil thoughts; then one understands better the great need one has of God, without whom one perceives one can do nothing that is good. S A 2 Or if your world is easy and you can do everything without God try out your faith and listen to God (just make sure you understand the characteristics of the God/man Jesus and the Holy Spirit before you do this; satan likes to deceive.)

A person should settle oneself so fully in God, that one does not need to seek many comforts of people. (CIoC) S A 2 Hummm…is this true?  It seems to me that Jesus was very connected to His disciples and committed to community. So does comfort affect our ability to connect with God? Study the biographies of Christ  and the book of Acts  and discuss how important community  is in Christianity.  Who is in your community and how do you affect each other’s lives?

It is good that we sometimes have some troubles and crosses; for they often make a person enter into oneself, and consider that one is here in banishment, and ought not to place one’s trust in any worldly thing. (CIoC)

Resist the inclination in the very beginning, and unlearn evil habits lest, perhaps little by little, they draw you to greater difficulty. (CIoC)

If we don’t overcome small and easy things, when will we overcome harder things? (CIoC)

If every year we root out one vice, we should sooner become perfect people. (CIoC) Little by little song

If we esteem our progress in religious life to consist only in some outward observances, our devotion will quickly be at an end. (CIoC)