Reflections of Guardian Angel
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Humility is one of the essential virtues for extraordinary instruments. As a river should acknowledge the source, so should the just man recognize that he is merely an outlet, for God is his source. Never adopt the pride of saying the demoniacal word 'I am,' which is always the cause of every evil.
Through our own power we are nothing and would always be nothing.
"Only God is. Only He can say, 'I am. I am through Myself.' All others are because He makes them be. The instruments are because he makes them such. Through their own power they are nothing and would always be nothing.
The actions of man, if carried out through his own capacity alone, would always be limited and imperfect to a maximum degree.
Knowledge of the Law of God, Grace, the Sacraments, and the Sacramental increase man's capacity to perform holy and just actions. The gratuitous gifts of God cause these actions to reach the extraordinary, surpassing the common faculties of the man and the believer, to attain powers above the ordinary. Receive them with a humble, obedient, and adoring soul, not demand them, not waste them by wanting to increase their volume with the rags offered by the father of lies and pride.