Wednesday, April 28, 2010

My Mission of Serving



"God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission -- I never may know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. Somehow I am necessary for His purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in His -- if, indeed, I fail, He can raise another, as He could make the stones children of Abraham. Yet I have a part in this great work; I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good, I shall do His work; I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place, while not intending it, if I do but keep his commandments and serve Him in my calling. Therefore I will trust Him. Whatever, wherever I am, I can never be thrown away. If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him; in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him; if I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve him. My sickness, or perplexity, or my sorrow be necessary causes of some great end, which is quite beyond us. He does nothing in vain; He may prolong my life, He may shorten it; He knows what He is about; He may take away my friends, He may throw me among strangers, He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits sink, hide the future from me-still He knows what He is about.”

~Venerable Henry Newman

2 comments:

Janice said...

An amazing quote! Such an encouragement. I've been looking at what I'm sure are two cookbooks by you that I purchased from you a few years ago. That made me decide to try to locate your website (lavender rose tea garden), but could not find it. Anyway, I did find your blog. I hope you are doing well. Blessings! Janice

Janice said...

This is just beautiful, very thought provoking and extremely humbling. Thank you for posting it.
Blessings! Janice