From The Sayings of
the Desert Fathers:
A brother asked Abba Sisoes, “What
am I to do?”
He said to him: “What you need
is a great deal of silence and humility. For it is written: ‘Blessed are those
who wait for him’ (Is. 30.18) for thus they are able to stand.”
And:
Abba Sisoes said, “Let yourself
be despised, cast your own will behind your back, and you will be free from
care and at peace.”
I think, yes, I need these things right now.
I am going away for a few days, and I hope to spend some
good quality time with the Lord. That is all I want. I have been so…drained.
Despair looms, and that is not a good thing.
But the Lord awaits! I am not able to spend much time before
the Blessed Sacrament where I live. I could, but it takes much effort not to be
offended by the surroundings. I’m not that strong. In fact, I am very weak.
So off I go, to pray, to meditate, to be healed by the Lord.
Lord
Jesus Christ, have mercy on me!
