divine filiation

It is precisely the awareness of our divine filiation that enables us to live without fear: “I am not afraid of anything or anyone, not even God, who is my Father,” Saint Josemaría said. This reality leads us to face every difficulty with serenity and without discouragement, especially on realizing our own limitations and mistakes and those of others, because with divine grace we always have the light and strength needed to transform them into a path to holiness. With filial trust in God, we can abandon ourselves in his arms, without relying only on our own strength.

This filial abandonment was the foundation of Saint Josemaría’s spiritual life. He saw himself as a faltering child, who had to begin and begin again each day.