I shall continue with more Manning tomorrow, but today, let
me end with a section found earlier in the section on the fruits of the Holy
Ghost.
“…what are the rights of God over you? May He not come and
look into your hearts for the fruits of innocence? May He not say, ‘I gave to
your soul the graces of baptism and the innocence of a child of God—where are
they? I gave to your soul the graces of the Holy Ghost, that you might live
according to justice—where are the fruits of justice? I have given to your soul
the grace of contrition, that you might repent—where are the fruits of penance?
I have given to your soul the grace to know My love, to feel the love that I
have for you—where is the return of love for love, where is your generosity? I
have heaped upon your soul mercies without number, poured out upon it blessings
beyond the heart of man to conceive—where is your spirit of thanksgiving or of
praise?’ These are the rights that God has over you. He may justly expect these
things from you. See then, the disappointment of God.”
This paragraph reveals to me the suffering of Christ in Gethsemane . He saw His chosen ones, those baptized and
those given tremendous graces, turn away from His Love.
Kyrie eleison..
To be continued..