What Does God Want More?

It's not true that all the saints are United Methodists. There are a few exceptions.

Among your spiritual traveling companions, you may want to include the 16th century Roman Catholic bishop, Francis De Sales, who was charged with re-organizing the Catholic Church in areas where John Calvin's followers had become predominant. His spirituality and piety were actually surprisingly similar to Calvin's Institutes. Francis De Sales' day on the Christian calendar occured a couple of days ago, but his voice is worth hearing and remembering at any time on our walk. He was a gifted preacher, spiritual director and writer. Now, he is considered a patron saint for journalists. Here are some of his spiritual counsels:

"Just trust in the Lord and the Lord will continue to lead you safely in all things. Where you cannot walk, He will carry you in His arms."

"Take courage, and turn troubles which you cannot remedy into material for progress and maturity."

"Do everything calmly and peacefully. Do as much as you can as well as you can."

"Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, not even if the world seems upset. If you find that you have wandered away from the shelter of God, lead your heart back to Him quietly and simply."

And as a great question applied to discerning which path to take on some difficult decision between good choices: "What does God want more?"