“If we wish to make any progress in the service of God we must begin every day of our life with new eagerness. We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible and have no other view or end in all our actions but the divine honor.”
Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) as recounted in Extension: The Official Organ of the Home Missions, volume 96-97 (Madison, WI: CCES) 387-388.
Do you seek God’s presence daily?
This can be difficult in the summer months when schedules vary week after week and the calendar is filled with a variety of activities. Mark 1:35 reminds us that Jesus had to get up early and go to a solitary place to spend time with God.
To grow in Christian service and generosity, I concur with Charles Borromeo. We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible, even if we have to lose some sleep.
And we must have no other aim but to glorify God.