CONTENTMENT, INNER PEACE...

Lovely morning read - about Contentment, by one of my favourite spiritual writers, Bishop Fulton Sheen.  

Just three pages but so much to mull on - wisdom that promises to bring inner peace to every soul , if only we choose to take time to understand and contemplate.  Shalom 🙏💕♥️

Having a spirit of Contentment is not something to be taken for granted.  It is nurtured by resolution and diligence, conquering desires.

Also on this page an interesting take on the difference between envy and jealousy

We are each already at the best place we can be, God chosen according to our nature and ability.

In order to possess a quiet spirit and a happy heart, we need to learn to master the art of making the limits and bounds of our circumstances the cure of our restlessness,.... i reckon that’s partly why bishop Fulton said that to the spirit of Contentment needs work on our part, it is to be nurtured by resolution and diligence.

All evils become lighter if we endure them patiently...

Contentment does not mean not desiring betterment... it means to allow faith to enjoin us to be satisfied for the present state.

A contented man is never poor even though he may have very little.  The discontented man is never rich.

Taking some fire away....

Quenching thirst out of a cup....