{"id":4589,"date":"2016-10-12T14:59:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T12:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gc36.org\/it\/?p=4589"},"modified":"2016-10-13T13:57:41","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T11:57:41","slug":"as-in-the-middle-of-a-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gc36.org\/it\/as-in-the-middle-of-a-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Come l’ago della bilancia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt is necessary to keep as my objective the end for which I am created, to praise God our Lord and save my soul. Furthermore, I ought to find myself indifferent, that is, without any disordered affection, to such an extent that I am not more inclined or emotionally disposed toward taking the matter proposed rather than relinquishing it, nor more toward relinquishing it rather than taking it. Instead, I should find myself in the middle, like the pointer of a balance, in order to be ready to follow that which I shall perceive to be more to the glory and praise of God our Lord and the salvation of my soul. I should be God our Lord to be pleased to move my will and to put into my mind what I ought to do in regard to the matter proposed, so that it will be more to his praise and glory. I should beg to accomplish this by reasoning well and faithfully with my intellect, and by choosing in conformity with his most holy will and good pleasure.\u201d Ex. Spi. 179-180<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lord, in your providence you guided Saint Ignatius to found the Society of Jesus. Enrich it, we pray, with gifts of heart, mind, and spirit. Make us all one with you in holiness and love, that we may discern your will and carry it out with constancy and faith. Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.<\/p>\n

Amen<\/p>\n

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