LITTLE BY LITTLE

Francis de Sales (1567-1622) a French Catholic bishop and writer wisely counsels us not to expect transformation in a moment, though it is possible for God to give it.

“The ordinary purification and healing, whether of the body or of the mind takes place only little by little, by passing from one degree to another with labor and patience. The angels upon Jacob’s ladder had wings; yet they flew not, but ascended and descended in order from one step to another. The soul that rises from sin to devotion may be compared to the dawning of the day, which at its approach does not expel the darkness instantaneously but only little by little.”

“For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?” Jesus