EACH ONE GREAT OR SMALL GLORIFIES THE LORD IN OUR OWN WAY

Jesus as the sun 

shines simultaneously on the tall cedars 

and on each little flower 

as though it were alone on the earth

So our Lord is occupied 

particularly 

with each soul 

as though there were no others like it

And just as in nature 

all the seasons are arranged 

in such a way 

as to make the humblest daisy 

bloom on a set day

and in the same way 

everything works out 

for the good of each soul.

St Therese of Liseux

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Each one, great or small,

glorifies the Lord 

in our own way

The small are not less perfect -

They are perfect in the eyes of God 

just as every flower in full bloom is beautiful

provided we mature as intended

The love of our Lord 

can be revealed in the simplest soul 

who does not resist his grace in anything

as well as in the sublimest of souls.

We are all called 

to radiate God's goodness 

PERFECTION

consists in being

what he wants us to be

And eventually in becoming

what he wants us to become

With the help of his mercy

[Adapted from "With Empty Hands"

by Conrad de Meester, Chapter 3]