Pilgrims and Strangers in Christ Crucified
"God called St. Francis and his companions and chose them to bear the cross of Christ in their hearts and to preach it in word and action. That is why they looked like and were in fact crucified men in their comportment and in their austere life, in their deeds and actions. And that is why they wanted more to receive shame and insults for the love of Christ than the world's vain honors or respect or praise; that is why they were saddened when they were honored. And so they went through the world as pilgrims and strangers, with Christ crucified as their only baggage." --Little Flowers of St. Francis, Chapter 5
April is on the theme of Pilgrimage. When we receive Christ as our Savior we each begin our own pilgrimage towards becoming more and more Christ-like. We each will be called according to the gifts God gives us so we must never compare ourselves with others, only with Christ.
"God called St. Francis and his companions and chose them to bear the cross of Christ in their hearts and to preach it in word and action. That is why they looked like and were in fact crucified men in their comportment and in their austere life, in their deeds and actions. And that is why they wanted more to receive shame and insults for the love of Christ than the world's vain honors or respect or praise; that is why they were saddened when they were honored. And so they went through the world as pilgrims and strangers, with Christ crucified as their only baggage." --Little Flowers of St. Francis, Chapter 5
April is on the theme of Pilgrimage. When we receive Christ as our Savior we each begin our own pilgrimage towards becoming more and more Christ-like. We each will be called according to the gifts God gives us so we must never compare ourselves with others, only with Christ.
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