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Theresa Noble

We will all live life imperfectly, whether married, priest or religious. Striving for perfection, imperfectly, is a good definition of the Christian life, and particularly religious life. We do not join as saints, we become saints. But isn’t it, in a way, beautiful that we are imperfect? If we did not have a tendency to sin, we would not need God. One of the greatest Saints of our time, St. Thérèse, said, “How happy I am to see myself imperfect and having so great a need of receiving the mercy of God at the moment of death!” It is our sinfulness that leads us to throw ourselves into the arms of God, and what better place to be than in the arms of God?
Striving for holiness in the form of religious life, choosing to live in the Heart of Jesus while still on earth, does not leave a person feeling penniless, loveless, and powerless. No, it leaves one rich, loved, and full of peace. In order to live life to the full, to truly live our values, we are called to leave our perceived needs, wants, and haunting fears behind. God will fill our needs, assuage our fears, and give us more than we could ever imagine. But we have to take the leap in order to find the proof that God will catch us.
-Theresa Noble
http://www.ignitumtoday.com/2013/04/13/letter-to-a-young-discerning-catholic/
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