Thought for the Day – 18 February – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)
Interior Silence
“Many people allow themselves to be swept away in the confusion of the world around them.
Modern life has become a whirling machine which snatches men up into it’s enormous rotators and carries them with it.
Not only has it become difficult to remain a Christian but it is even difficult to continue to be a man!
You cannot cast aside the natural gifts of intellect, free will and personal dignity which God has given us.
Still less, can we renounce the dignity of being Christians.
This dignity can be retained by interior recollection, which will be nourished by divine grace, if we ask for it and, will find it’s external expression in good works.
A man must be able to detach himself from the din of modern life and spend an occasional moment in recollection.
No matter what is going on around him, he must be able to find time to raise his mind to God.
Otherwise, he will realise one day, that life has passed him by like a cloud, or, worse still, like a lost battle.
We shall not be tormented with useless regrets on our deathbed, if we think about this now.”
AnaStpaul 
Have you read The Cloud of Unknowing? Silly me, of course you have! The writing today from the dear Cardinal reminded of that book. Internal silence achieved can also lead to Eternal silence.
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Amen and yes but I want to re-read soon – my list grows ever longer.
And that it does – I am a Martha so my Mary is still in need of help,
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You are her indeed but you also Love of our Blessed Mary and that gives Martha reason to rejoice
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