pride

Saint Alphonsus Liguori says, a man dominated by pride is a thief who is even worse than other thieves because he does not steal anything of earthly value but instead steals God’s glory... According to the Apostle, we cannot in fact do any good work of ourselves; we cannot even think a good thought (cf 2 Cor 3:5)… Because of this, when we manage to do some good; let us address ourselves to Our Lord; saying: for all things come from thee, and of thy own we have given thee.

And it's true.. how can I think of any good thing, if it's not inspired by the HS? Or from the whisper of my guardian angel? All good Actions come from a good thought, which is divinely inspired. I cannot possess the results since it was not I who put that thought in my being. It's Him. 

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