We are surrounded with so much relentless noise and unceasing activity that we seldom stop to realize that the absence of peace in the world stems from the peaceless state of our souls. It is only when we begin to center our thoughts on the spiritual world within by pushing far from us the noise of the external world that we notice how little peace is found there. The first notice of this peacelessness is enough to drive many back to the diversions of the world. For some, the existential pain of their passionate soul is too great to bear, and they choose to run away rather than stay and face it. For those who choose to stay, the experience of the true state of their souls is a necessary lesson. We first learn the presence of our soul by its pain rather than its peace. -Fr. John Mack
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 06:46:20 +0000
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