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Why standest thou in thyself, and so standest not? cast thyself upon Him, fear not He will not withdraw Himself that thou shouldest fall; cast thyself fearlessly upon Him, He will receive, and will heal thee.
Source Confessions, Book Viii, ยง26 ยท ๐ Read the full passage
โจ To meditate on today
According to Saint Augustine, at the moment when he was hesitating to change his life, an inner voice told him to stop leaning on his own strength alone and to throw himself without fear into the arms of God, who would not let him fall. Today, faced with a decision or a change that frightens you, entrust it to God in a sentence, then take the first small step.
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