Corrine....Week 7

Week 7 End of Spiritual Testament PP 133-145

I find it amazing…..saintly…..how she continues to make resolutions while in her severe suffering.

Pg. 133  “How well Thou knowest, O Lord, how to try souls, and what a tool for purification in Thy hands is suffering!”   I am far from being that saintly.  I need to realize I need to accept whatever suffering, even when minor, in reparation for my sins and for saving of souls…and the Church.

Elisabeth said….in spite of her sufferings “I can say a joyful fiat, if by so many crucifying pains I obtain from Thee the fulfillment of my desires and all the graces I have hoped for, and if my sufferings serve souls”.  She lives to save souls….and isn’t that what we are here for!

And with her suffering she wants to be cheerful and smiling so everyone doesn’t suspect her intense suffering.  How non-glory seeking she is!

And in her suffering she wants “to forget myself more so that I may think of others; to think and speak of myself as little as possible…”  She did not want to draw attention to herself.

Pg. 136  Her constant petitions……….”grant health and real sanctification to those I love”, “save and convert many souls”, “blessings on Thy beloved Church”.  What selfless love she had.

Elisabeth’s July 16, 1913 entry was something to ponder word by word!  Then in her last entry, January 9, 1914 is another to ponder…. “And so long as no least part of my pain is lost! Stronger than my poor action, stronger than my imperfect prayer, may it reach Thy Heart and become the most efficacious form of supplication.”   And then she says….”and teach me to love and serve Thee better”.

I pray I can learn to face suffering like Elisabeth did, even in a smidgen start.