You must be prepared for
periods of darkness, anxiety, doubts, fears, of temptations that are sometimes
very, very insistent, of sufferings of the body and, what is a hundredfold more
painful, of the soul. For if there were nothing to bear, for what would you go
to heaven? If there were no trials, there would be no struggle. Without a
struggle, victory would be impossible, and without victory, there is no crown,
no reward… So be prepared from now on for everything.
John Predmore, S.J., is a USA East Province Jesuit and was the pastor of Jordan's English language parish. He teaches art and directs BC High's adult spiritual formation programs. Formerly a retreat director in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Ignatian Spirituality is given through guided meditations, weekend-, 8-day, and 30-day Retreats based on The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Ignatian Spirituality serves the contemporary world as people strive to develop a friendship with God.
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