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The father, aware that a dangerous stone lies in his son's path, is beforehand with the danger and removes it, unseen by anyone. The son, thus tenderly cared for, not knowing of the mishap from which his father's hand has saved him, naturally will not show him any gratitude, and will love him less than if he had cured him of a grievous wound. But suppose he heard the whole truth, would he not in that case love him still more? Well now, I am this child, the object of the foreseeing love of a Father "Who did not send His Son to call the just, but sinners." He wishes me to love Him, because He has forgiven me, not much, but everything.
Source Story of a Soul, Chapter Iv, §14 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, God acts like a father who secretly removes a dangerous stone from his child’s path: He has kept us from many falls without our knowing it, and when we discover it, we love Him all the more. Today, think back on a danger or a mistake you avoided through no merit of your own and give thanks for this discreet protection; then, in turn, quietly remove a “stone” from someone else’s path.
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