Receiving the Treatment of Beggars
A quote from Catherine:
Do not be disheartened, if when advocating the claims of the poor whom you personate, you should now and then receive the treatment of beggars-followers of Christ must share the fortunes of Disciples.
Catherine was very clear that we should expect that we will be treated like the people whom we serve. To be a true disciple is to undergo privations, maligned name, even persecution or prosecution. Why do we think we should get off easily? Jesus' disciples suffered, so why should we think we would be different?
We have the faith, the courage and support of a faith community to hold us up and help us to keep our hope for the future. Where are you? Are you the persecuted? The faith community? Or the one doing the persecuting?
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