Overcoming Worldly Concerns - Goodier, Archbishop Alban
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"The more difficult our particular trial, the greater our particular temptation, so much the more shall we know when our turn comes for action, so much the deeper shall we see into the hearts and lives of others. Most of us have courage for other things that are hard; if we would only have a little courage for this! If, when temptation is pressing most upon us, we would only not turn cowards and give up! If we would only keep always in mind the words of St. Paul: "God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond that which you can endure, but with the trial will also give the…mehr

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"The more difficult our particular trial, the greater our particular temptation, so much the more shall we know when our turn comes for action, so much the deeper shall we see into the hearts and lives of others. Most of us have courage for other things that are hard; if we would only have a little courage for this! If, when temptation is pressing most upon us, we would only not turn cowards and give up! If we would only keep always in mind the words of St. Paul: "God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond that which you can endure, but with the trial will also give the means to overcome it."23 It is just the little more that we want; it is just because we fail to give the little more, to hold out a very little longer, that all the rest comes to grief. It is just that little more that makes the difference between us and the saints; that little more of spiritual character, not less of trouble and temptation"--
Autorenporträt
Fr. Alban Goodier (1869-1939) was a Jesuit who served for a time as Archbishop of Bombay, India. He was also a well-respected writer who contributed many articles to the magazine The Messenger of the Sacred Heart. He wrote over a dozen books, including Saints for Sinners and The School of Love.