Contemplative in the Mud

Sails and Oars

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Benjamin Embley

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At Llyn Tegid, Wales

Two means can be used to move a small sail boat through the water: rowing, which is slow and laborious, and sailing. A soul can make progress and can advance by the exercise of the virtues; in this it is active; or by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, who breathes where He wills and when He wills. Here the soul is docile, acting less than it is acted upon… The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are in our soul what sails are on a boat.
Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange OP (1877–1964)

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Benjamin Embley

With backgrounds in engineering (BSc PhD) and philosophy (MA), Ben has lived and worked in England, France, and Thailand and is now back home as a settler in the unceded traditional territory of the Wabanaki peoples in Canada. He is a Laudato Si’ Animator and currently studying an MTS Peace & Justice in Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

3 responses to “Sails and Oars”

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    sandyfaithking

    Reblogged this on multicolouredsmartypants and commented:
    Too many thoughts to put into a single comment so I will reblog and add my thoughts on my own page. Thank you for these posts :-)

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      Ben (เบ็น)

      I personally don’t mind long comments, even on reblogs. =)

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        sandyfaithking

        This brings back that wonderful post you wrote last year ‘Before All Else: Being’. Thank you for sharing these things :-)

        This is the post I mean: https://contemplativeinthemud.wordpress.com/tag/little-brothers-of-jesus/

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