The Sign of a Faithful Soul

One of my favorite books is by a Carthusian who died during the Second World War, They Speak by Silences. His notes were never intended for publication. Somehow the Benedictine Nuns of St. Priscilla's in Rome preserved and translated these texts which became available in English in the early 1950s. One of the nuns attached this as a forward to the original volume: "The thoughts contained in this little book were from the pen of one who, in the silence of the Charterhouse, had already arrived at the summit of spiritual heights, and dwelt there unceasingly. Souls who have reached such perfection are rare; not so rare are souls who ardently aspire thereto. It is chiefly for such as these—to encourage and help them to arrive at those same heights—that these thoughts have been preserved and collected." The thought I would like to share in this post is intended in particular for those who have dedicated themselves to the service of the Lord but feel like they are not yet doing enough:

"Fear of not responding sufficiently to God's love is the sign of a faithful soul."

They Speak in Silences, Herefordshire: Gracewing (1955, 2006) 53.