Abandonment to Divine Providence, by Jean-Pierre de Caussade

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June 18, 2009   

(Psa 40:8) That I should do thy will: O my God, I have desired it, and thy law in the midst of my heart.

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VIA Cabio.org: Reaching holiness by abandoning one's Soul to God by Jean Pierre de Caussade 

"In reality, holiness consists of one thing only: complete loyalty to God's will."

"Perfection is neither more nor less than the soul's faithful cooperation with God."

"Our only satisfaction must he to live in the present moment as if there were nothing to expect beyond it."

"You are seeking for secret ways of belonging to God, but there is only one: making use of whatever he offers you."

"If we only have sense enough to leave everything to the guidance of God's hand we should reach the highest peak of holiness."

"The great and firm foundation of the spiritual life is the offering of ourselves to God and being subject to his will in all things."

"The truly faithful soul accepts all things as a manifestation of God's grace, ignores itself and thinks only of what God is doing."

"Let us love, for love will give us everything."

"If we are truly docile, we will ask no questions about the road along which God is taking us."

"God truly helps us however much we may feel we have lost his support."

The more God takes from the abandoned soul, the more is he really giving it . . . the more he strips us of natural things, the more he showers us with supernatural gifts."

To all his faithful souls, God promises a glorious victory over the powers of the world and of hell."

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Abandonment to Divine Providence, by Jean-Pierre de Caussade, Doubleday, 1966. Caussade was born in France in 3/6/1675. In 1693 he became a Jesuit but his spirituality was influenced by St. Francis de Sales. The material that became the book came as a result of his work with the Visitation nuns that began in 1729.

VIA Devotions:  Recently I reread the life story of George Muller who, in the mid-1830s, cared for over 2,000 orphans in England – all by faith in God. Muller was a known as the man who got answers to his prayers. Before he died, he had listed in his journals over 

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50,000 answers to prayer.

When asked how he determined the will of God on any matter, Muller listed the following steps he believed were necessary:

1. "I get my heart into such a state that it has no will of its own in regard to any particular matter."
2. "I do not leave the result to feelings or simple impressions. That can make one open to great delusions."
3. "I seek God's will through, or in connection with, his Word. If you look to the Spirit without the Word, you open yourself to delusion."
4. "I consider providential [God-controlled] circumstances."
5. "I ask God in prayer to reveal his will to me."
6. "I make sure I have a clear conscience before God and man."
7. "Every time I listened to men instead of God, I made serious mistakes."
8. "I act only when I am at peace, after much prayer, waiting on God with faith."

LINK: Prayer of Self-Surrender

Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 19- "On sleep, prayer and psalmody"

6. In chanting with many, it is impossible to pray with the wordless prayer of the spirit. But your mind should be engaged in contemplation of the words being chanted or read, or you should say some definite prayer while you are waiting for the alternate verse to be chanted.   

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