A beautiful quote from Bl. John Henry Newman on today his feast day:
"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 may never know it in this life, but I
shall be told it in the next. 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. Therefore, I will trust Him, whatever 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. He does nothing in vain. 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 my future from me. Still,
He knows what He is about."
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