My thoughts belong to the Holy Ghost.

Excerpt

If it happens that a thought of mine should please my Sisters, I find it quite easy to let them regard it as their own. My thoughts belong to the Holy Ghost. They are not mine. St. Paul assures us that without the Spirit of Love, we cannot call God our Father.

Source Story of a Soul, Chapter X, §2 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, a good idea that does others good comes from the Spirit of love and not from us: so she finds it natural that others should take it up as their own, without claiming the credit. Today, share a useful idea or a kind thought, and let someone else use it or receive the compliments for it without claiming anything.

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