how to appreciate what is good, a just correction shall almost always be welcomed.
It's good that we do not have illusions: one needs to work well with what instruments the Lord sends; the best is enemy of what is good; he who aims at perfection of methods and workers shall never achieve any good results.
It's good not to entertain illusions: there are works that require a spirit of strong piety, others that require patience and sacrifice, others that require disinterest: ordinarily there are no sisters who are capable of doing them.
It is good that we do not have illusions: the Lord makes use of very weak24 instruments like us, he allows us to work through his great condescension. Should we be more demanding than how God is? Humility is necessary also in this area.
FINAL ADVICE
The apostolate of the press and the apostolate of the word have the same purpose: to do good. Before God I seem to have had, in substance, this understanding. Before those who shall deign to look at these pages, I would dare express some fear and make a prayer.
The fear is that, after having read it, this book is cast aside in a corner, just like we do with the water with which we have washed ourselves, without it
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