Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Overcoming Evil

Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.  ~Romans 12:21

"Jesus conquered evil, both physical and moral evil, by His mercy and love.  This must be our strategy too. Whatever the evil around us, whatever the suffering it may cause us, we shall never overcome it by arguments and discussion or by taking a stand and adhering rigidly to it. This can only be accomplished by a delicate charity which understands intuitively the mentality, the tastes, and the needs of others, and which knows precisely when to intervene, to condescend and to sacrifice itself for the good of another, even if that other is unfriendly toward us -- only such charity can triumph over evil."

Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene, O.C.D., Divine Intimacy

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