ST. IGNATIUS’
SIMPLE DISCERNMENT TEST
More or less?
What gives me life? More.
What’s killing me? Less.
Looking backwards,
when was I truly happy? More.
When was I really unhappy? Less.
Looking at others:
who are the happy people,
who are the drainers and
the complainers? What about me?
Lord, Jesus, aren’t the words
I want to hear when someone
stands at my grave to be: “generous,
served, gave without counting the cost,
fought for what was right, even when
it meant wounds and the hurt”?
I want to hear when someone
stands at my grave to be: “generous,
served, gave without counting the cost,
fought for what was right, even when
it meant wounds and the hurt”?
© Andy Costello, Reflections, 2015
Part of a painting by Daniel Seghers
of St. Ignatius of Loyola, 1643
Part of a painting by Daniel Seghers
of St. Ignatius of Loyola, 1643
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