On Doing It All

We read in the Acts of the Apostles that when Saint Paul and his fellow-laborers had traveled through certain countries they made up their minds to go further, and preach the Gospel in Asia... 'and when they had passed through Phrygia and the country of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia.'

St. Paul was eager to spread the name of Christ everywhere, and just as he was on the threshold of a new country he was stopped by the Holy Spirit himself, telling him not to go that way, that way was not for him.

Not every man is expected to do all things. Paul is not to preach in Asia; however holy a work that might be, it is forbidden to him. You might say: were there no souls there waiting for the Gospel? That is not the concern of the individual. The concern of the individual is to know what the Holy Spirit asks of him, and, whether it be in a higher or a lower plane, to do that thing with all his might.

~ Dom Anscar Vonier, O.S.B.

Lord, Thy Will Be Done! Make Your priorities my priorities!! +JMJ+