God has created
me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me, which He
has not committed to another. I have my
mission – I never may know it in this life, but I should be told it in the
next. Somehow, I am necessary for His
purposes, as necessary in my place as an Archangel in his – if, indeed, I fail,
He can raise another, as He could make the stones children of Abraham. Yet, I have a part in this great work; I am a
link in the chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me
for naught. I shall do good, I shall do
His work; I shall be an angel of peace, a preacher of truth in my own place,
while not intending it, if I do but keep His commandments and serve Him in my
calling.
Therefore, I
will trust Him. Whatever, wherever I am,
I can never be thrown away. If I am in
sickness, my sickness may serve Him; in perplexity, my perplexity may serve
Him; if I am in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. My sickness, or perplexity, or sorrow may be
necessary causes of some great end, which is quite beyond us. He does nothing in vain; He may prolong my life,
He may shorten it; He knows what He is about; He may take away my friends; He
may throw me among strangers; He may make me feel desolate, make my spirits
sink, hide the future from me - still He knows what He is about.
St John
Cardinal Newman
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