Right Judgment and Love
- SAINT MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE, V.H.M.
Be humble towards God and gentle with your neighbor.
Be humble towards God and gentle with your neighbor. Judge and accuse no one but yourself, and ever excuse others. Speak of God always to praise and glorify him, speak of your neighbor only with respect — do not speak of yourself at all, either well or ill.
Avoid over-eagerness and strive to model your interior and exterior upon the humble sweetness of the loving Heart of Jesus, doing each of your actions with the same tranquility as if you had but that alone to do. He wishes you to conform your heart to the virtues of his own….
Consider often that it is only the humble of heart that can enter into the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, converse with him, love him and be loved by him. Conform yourself as closely as possible to his humility and gentleness in dealing with your neighbor…. Love those who humble and contradict you, for they are more useful to your perfection than those who flatter you.
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Acknowledgement
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, V.H.M.. "Right Judgment and Love." An excerpt from Thoughts & Sayings of St. Margaret Mary (Charlotte, NC: TAN Books, 2009).
Reprinted under a fair use provision.
The Author
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, V.H.M. († 1690) was a Visitation nun to whom the Lord made many revelations of his Sacred Heart. Her reflections can be found in Thoughts & Sayings of St. Margaret Mary.
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