work with the poverty of spirit

Having left everything in God's hands, our concern is only for sanctity and apostolate, the spreading of Christ's kingdom. In order to maintain these intentions in our heart, we need to detach it totally from earthly goods. We must therefore love poverty and show it in countless ways in our daily lives: by fleeing from excessive comfort, or the tendency to get by with the minimum effort; by choosing the worst for ourselves; by taking care of the things we use in our work; and by giving up anything we feel our heart becoming tied to.

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