From the first letter of Peter with a commentary by
Catherine McAuley:
We did not follow
cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ.
You should now enter on the ways of God…. You should then endeavor to know what are His
ways.
but we had been
eyewitnesses of his majesty.
If you keep your hearts thus fervently united
to Him, He will pour on your soul fervor and consolation [that] surpasses all
the delights of the world.
For he received
honor and glory from God the Father when that unique declaration came to him
from the majestic glory: “This is my
son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”
Our blessed savior desires [that the love we
have for one another] may be so perfect as to resemble in some manner the Love
and Union which subsists Himself and his heavenly Father
We ourselves heard
this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain.
Remark the words of our Blessed Lord, quoted
in the first section of this Rule:
“Amen, I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least
brethren, you did it to me.” This happy
vocation is ours, all unworthy as we are of such a grace.
Moreover, we possess
the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. You will do well to be attentive to it, as to
a lamp shining in a dark place, until day dawn and the morning star rises in
your hearts.
We have one solid comfort amidst this little
tripping about, our hearts can always be in the same place, centered in God, for
whom alone we go forward or stay back.
The word of the Lord…and Catherine.