We love to be served, to be given first preference always, to be praised, appreciated and thanked.
Have we paused for a moment to do the same to others?
To appreciate and thank others? To compliment others once in a while?
The world has enough of critics. It doesn't need you to be another.
Will we go out of our comfort zone to do something for a friend? Or someone we don't know?
"Forget about yourself. May your ambition be to live for your brothers alone, for souls, for the Church; in one word, for God." (St. Josemaria)
Let us cultivate the habit of thinking about others. About their needs and difficulties. Maybe in our homes first and then in our neighbourhood.
"In the middle of the rejoicing at the feast in Cana, only Mary notices that they are short of wine. A soul will notice even the smallest details of service if, like her, it is alive with a passion for helping its neighbor, for God." (St. Josemaria)
Have we paused for a moment to do the same to others?
To appreciate and thank others? To compliment others once in a while?
The world has enough of critics. It doesn't need you to be another.
Will we go out of our comfort zone to do something for a friend? Or someone we don't know?
"Forget about yourself. May your ambition be to live for your brothers alone, for souls, for the Church; in one word, for God." (St. Josemaria)
Let us cultivate the habit of thinking about others. About their needs and difficulties. Maybe in our homes first and then in our neighbourhood.
"In the middle of the rejoicing at the feast in Cana, only Mary notices that they are short of wine. A soul will notice even the smallest details of service if, like her, it is alive with a passion for helping its neighbor, for God." (St. Josemaria)
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