Nearer to Perfection

A quote from Catherine McAuley;

Each day should bring us nearer to that perfection to which we are bound to aspire.



Have you ever wondered how you will get to heaven? Are you good enough? Have you prayed enough? Have you done good works? Is your relationship with the Lord close enough? I'm sure Catherine and her Sisters wondered the same thing.

Catherine, in one of her instructions to her young sisters gave the advice in the quote above. In those days the sisters were doing austere penances like wearing a hair shirt, beating them selves with little whips or cords, sleeping on the floor and all sorts of things. Catherine would say to do all in moderation. She also said that each day should bring you closer to the perfection. It's one day at a time and one hour at a time in the midst of the work that you do.

So today, look at the work or study you do and see how it can bring you one day closer to the perfection you wish to have in your life.
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