Taking one step at a time

08/23/2010

Taking one step at a time

I have always admired Dorothy Day. Her strength and commitment to all she believed continues to inspire people the world over. Her words are encouraging to me on many occasions, especially when I am doubting the value of some work I am undertaking. She wrote, "People say, 'What is the sense of our small effort? They cannot see that we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time."

It is easy to be overwhelmed by the needs of the world, the community, our poor, even our families; so much so that we never move out in faith to fill any of those needs. But every journey begins with the first step. The journey of faith is no different. If God can feed thousands with a few loaves of bread and some fish why do we doubt what God can do with our meager efforts?

I think God has more faith in us than we have in ourselves.

(Adapted from The Heart's Garden. A limited supply of this small reflection journal is still available. Send $5, which includes postage, to Mary Morrell, 436 Fairview Ave., Colonia, NJ 07067. Include your name, address, contact number or email address.)

Posted by Mary Clifford Morrell at 03:56 PM in Inspiration, Prayer | Permalink

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