Ignatius of Loyola: as Thou deservest

Friday, July 31, 2020
    Commemoration of Ignatius of Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556
Meditation:
    For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for him, since you are going through the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
    —Philippians 1:29-30 (NIV)
Quotation:
Teach us, good Lord, to serve Thee as Thou deservest:
To give and not to count the cost;
To fight and not to heed the wounds;
To toil and not to seek for rest;
To labor and not ask for any reward,
Save that of knowing that we do Thy will.
    ... St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491/5-1556), included in A Treasury of Sermon Illustrations, Charles Langworthy Wallis, ed., Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1950, [1548] p. 61 (see the book)
    See also Phil. 1:29-30; Prov. 10:16; Col. 1:24; 1 Pet. 4:13-14
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, grant me the heart to serve You now. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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