Abandonment to Divine Providence
I’ve been slowly re-reading de Caussade’s book — this time using Kitty Muggeridge’s translation, under the title The Sacrament of the Present Moment. Not a complicated book, but much denser than first appears. Caussade’s main idea is simple: abandon yourself to God’s will as revealed in the duties of each moment. But surrounding this idea are a large number of nuanced reflections on the ways God operates.
This time through, I’m noticing his sub-theme of God hiding himself from us, especially during times of suffering: (more…)
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