Who lives when nothingness is all?

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*My beloved lamb, this I wish alone: that you gaze upon me in My poverty. Have I not come to you as you are, poor, little, and helpless? Do you see a retinue of angels turning you away… or do you see instead simple shepherds and an ox and *** gathered round Me? And look—the magi, wealthy as they are, lie prostrate before Me.

Ah, this is the gift I desire, the gift of humility! You do have something to offer me: your nothingness. I created the world out of nothing so that you may have the hope of knowing that I can create Holiness out of nothing. Be not afraid, little lamb. Blessed are the poor in spirit. Your poverty—that is, your recognition of it—creates the space within your heart for Me. I cannot come to a heart which is proud and closed. I can only enter a heart which empties itself of all illusions of it’s own goodness, and which recognizes its poverty.

The gift I desire from you today is not deeds, nor words, nor virtues. Today, I simply ask you to make room in your heart for Me. Imitate the magi: lie prostrate before me. Become lowly, like my Mother, and I will come with the Father and dwell within you, as I dwelled and continue to dwell within her.
Why are you afraid of a Baby?*(Mark Mallet)

Oh how could I live this way in amongst a world of hussle and bussle? Is it possible for a person in this world to live like this?

I wonder?
 
How busy we are, I think, is not to the point. Humility can be practiced and sharpened by how we face the small humiliations in day to day life and how we respond.

I like your quote. I like this:
"I cannot come to a heart which is proud and closed. I can only enter a heart which empties itself of all illusions of it’s own goodness, and which recognizes its poverty. "

This act of recognizing our poverty and humility, and prostration to Jesus can be done anywhere and at anytime as long as we have breath.

Where did you get this?

Check out a book call “Introduction to the Devout Life” by St. Francis de Sales. I think you would like it.

Thanks
 
MichaelTDoyle said:
How busy we are, I think, is not to the point. Humility can be practiced and sharpened by how we face the small humiliations in day to day life and how we respond.

I like your quote. I like this:
"I cannot come to a heart which is proud and closed. I can only enter a heart which empties itself of all illusions of it’s own goodness, and which recognizes its poverty. "

This act of recognizing our poverty and humility, and prostration to Jesus can be done anywhere and at anytime as long as we have breath.

Where did you get this?

Check out a book call “Introduction to the Devout Life” by St. Francis de Sales. I think you would like it.

Thanks
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You can find it in Mark Mallets web page He is a catholic musician, American I think.
I agree with you can I just add, respond yes or on the other hand react, which could be negative?

music@markmallett.com
I donot wish to detrackt from the reason for the thread.
God bless
littleone
 
littleone said:
Oh how could I live this way in amongst a world of hussle and bussle? Is it possible for a person in this world to live like this?

I wonder?
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There are different ways to live in humility and poverty… physical and spiritual.

Physical humility is obvious. Everyone can see it and recognize it.
Spiritual humility is not obvious.
Even those who appear to be living physically “rich” lives may be more spiritually “humble and poor” than appearances show.

Exposing your weaknesses to the world, standing in humility (spirituality) to others, submitting your desires to the authorities of this world… these are all ways to become spiritually humble.
 
Em_in_FL said:
There are different ways to live in humility and poverty… physical and spiritual.

Physical humility is obvious. Everyone can see it and recognize it.
Spiritual humility is not obvious.
Even those who appear to be living physically “rich” lives may be more spiritually “humble and poor” than appearances show.

Exposing your weaknesses to the world, standing in humility (spirituality) to others, submitting your desires to the authorities of this world… these are all ways to become spiritually humble.
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God bless you and thank you most beautiful child of God mother of two. :dancing: ( I have 5, and in marrage again 4 and 6 grandchildren), wow:D :o
 
littleone said:
…*Your poverty—that is, your recognition of it—creates the space within your heart for Me. I cannot come to a heart which is proud and closed. I can only enter a heart which empties itself of all illusions of it’s own goodness, and which recognizes its poverty. *

*The gift I desire from you today is not deeds, nor words, nor virtues. Today, I simply ask you to make room in your heart for Me… *(Mark Mallet)
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I love the truth of the whole quote, and particularly what I excerpted above.

I was curious about Mark Mallet and found and bookmarked his web blog, and I also found the following brief biography link to be inspiring. wcr.ab.ca/news/1999/1227/markmallett122799.shtml
God is working in this wretched age!
littleone said:
…Oh how could I live this way in amongst a world of hussle and bussle? Is it possible for a person in this world to live like this?
I wonder?
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It is like looking up at a huge mountain when you are already tired, and, of course, you ask: how could I ever climb this? But we need to not look up but down at the ground in front of us, one step at a time.

I think that one only takes a moment of time in a to contemplate the life or Word of Our Lord, and in that moment one is bent in humility. Later in the day one may do so gain. One does this everyday and soon the soul is longing for such moments, and the day fills in with more and more of them, with little of one’s own effort. Receiving often the graces God heaps out on us through Our Church - particularly Mass and Confession - provides fertile ground for the multiplication of these moments, I think.
 
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