Thursday, July 17, 2014  Well Said: A special kind of serenity
Complete trust in God, using whatever human means are necessary
in each situation, gives an incomparable fortitude and a special
kind of serenity to the Christian, whatever may happen to him
and whatever the tribulations he may have to face up to. Francis
Fernandez, In Conversation With God, vol. 4 So there are two
things to think about here, for me anyway.  First, how complete
is my trust in God? Do I have that special kind of serenity?
Second, am I using whatever human means are necessary in each
situation? I know people who will say they have complete trust
in God and then laze around waiting for whatever they've been
praying for to drop into their lap.  It takes a fine balance to
encompass these two things well.     1. I find it's pretty easy
to diagnose the inputs by checking the output. If I've got the
incomparable fortitude and serenity, invariably its because I've
applied the trust + human means. If the F&S are missing, it's
because I fo