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Dear Mother, I am the little brush that Jesus has chosen to paint His likeness in the souls you have confided to my care. Now an artist has several brushes--two at the least: the first, which is more useful, gives the ground tints and rapidly covers the whole canvas; the other, and smaller one, puts in the lesser touches. Mother, you represent the big brush which our Lord holds lovingly in His Hand when He wishes to do some great work in the souls of your children; and I am the little one He deigns to use afterwards, to fill in the minor details.
Source Story of a Soul, Chapter X, §4 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, who became mistress of novices, she is only a “little brush” in the hand of Jesus, who paints His likeness in souls; the prioress is the big brush, she the little one for the details, and it is the Artist who does the work. Today, when you help, advise or accompany someone, do your part with care, however modest, and leave the whole to God, without seeking glory from it.
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