Today's post will be a short one, partially because I only want to share the following prayer, and mostly because I do not feel up to writing very much. A friend from school recently sent me a Facebook message with a link to the prayer "Your Cross." We have all heard the phrase "God never gives you more than you can handle." Some of you may have heard the accompanying phrase "...but I sure wish he didn't trust me so much!" It is an easy sentiment to give, difficult advice to believe, and a near impossibility to live out in the midst of a struggle. I have been feeling pretty incapable of handling even the simplest things the past few days. This prayer has expounded upon the simple idea that God never gives us more than we can handle. I wanted to share it with you, in the hope that it will bring a little comfort to you or a friend, just as it has for me.
Your Cross - St Francis de Sales
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The everlasting God has
in His wisdom foreseen
from eternity the cross
that He now presents to you
as a gift from His inmost heart.
This cross He now sends you
He has considered with His all-knowing eyes,
understood with His divine mind,
tested with His wise justice,
warmed with loving arms
and weighed with His own hands
to see that it be not one inch too large
and not one ounce too heavy for you.
He has blessed it with His holy Name,
anointed it with His consolation,
taken one last glance at you
and your courage,
and then sent it to you from heaven,
a special greeting from God to you,
an alms of the all-merciful love of God.
Words Truly,
Maggie
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