tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post4987057968537205096..comments2023-04-17T05:59:18.247-05:00Comments on The Unprofitable Servant: What Have I Done For Him Lately?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-66160822851995686122013-01-21T18:22:32.598-06:002013-01-21T18:22:32.598-06:00Yes Patricia, thank God indeed. I often think tha...Yes Patricia, thank God indeed. I often think that my love for Jesus is not selfless love because I get so much more in return than I give. Therese loved Him with absolutely no regard for herself. Interesting your choice of the word mediocre. This was her admonition to novices who complained and grumbled about every little discomfort. "Would you be as the mediocre souls?"<br /><br />As for your last sentence...some of my nurses have taken to calling me Reverend Mother Joyce. I don't see what it is they do, but it's flattering and fun just the same. Totally unrealistic, but good for a smile here and there. <br />Glad you you're feeling better!<br />JoyceTLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699746979019393620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7156010004467129157.post-46383630344174554752013-01-21T01:28:47.126-06:002013-01-21T01:28:47.126-06:00What a beautiful letter..what spiritual food! How...What a beautiful letter..what spiritual food! How humbling to realize that a teenager or at most a very young woman of twenty or so had such wisdom, such holiness, such single-hearted love for Jesus. <br /><br />Thank God for Therese and the other beautiful souls who cooperated with His Grace and loved Him so very much. I pray that God has many such souls.<br /><br />Meanwhile, for those of us who are mediocre at best, it is important not to become discouraged in comparison. The devil would love that. We have to just keep trying. At least it's humbling to realize how far we are from perfection.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, Joyce. Therese always inspires! Bet she laughed at your "nun" post above :) You'd make a great Mother Superior!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16544210857236830904noreply@blogger.com