Thought for the Day – 16 August – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)
The Surest Way to Avoid Sin
“The third defence against sin is a spirit of prayer.
A man who is constantly close to God cannot offend Him.
The spirit of prayer keeps a man in supernatural contact with God.
As in an electric current, when the contact is interrupted, the light goes out.
If we wish to receive light from God, we must remain in contact with Him.
Christ told His disciples that “they must always pray and not lose heart” (Lk 18:1) and, St Paul explains how we can always pray.
“Whatever you do in word or in work,” he says, “do all in the name of the Lord Jesus” (Col 3:17).
In this sense, therefore, all work becomes prayer and since we are constantly praying, we cannot offend God!”
Antonio Cardinal Bacci
PART ONE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/07/20/thought-for-the-day-20-july-the-surest-way-to-avoid-sin/
PART TWO:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/17/thought-for-the-day-17-august-the-surest-way-to-avoid-sin/
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