Grace for our Hard Hearts

"All our life is sown with tiny thorns that produce in our hearts a thousand involuntary movements of hatred, envy, fear, impatience, a thousand little fleeting disappointments, a thousand slight worries, a thousand disturbances that momentarily alter our peace of soul.  For example, a word escapes that should not have been spoken.  Or someone utters another that offends us.  A child inconveniences you.  A bore stops you.  You don't like the weather.  Your work is not going according to plan.  Apiece of furniture is broken.  A dress is torn.

I know that these are not occasions for practicing very heroic virtue.  But they would definitely be enough to acquire it if we really wished to."  St. Claude LA Colombiere

Thought it was appropriate to add this after yesterdays blog on hard hearts.  I think St. Claude had it correct there are a thousand ways we can become hard hearted.  It is up to us with the Grace of God to be virtuous in these situations.  It is up to us say yes to his voice and "harden not our hearts."