[Manna - April 1]
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. Mark 14:38
WHAT may be the character of the temptations, we
may not clearly discern until they are upon us; for
if we knew all about them in advance they would be
but slight temptations.
Watch, therefore, and pray
always; for the only safe way is to be prepared; because
your adversary, the devil, is seeking whom he
may devour.
He knows your weak points, and is
ready to take advantage of them.
We will each need
the graces of the Spirit in our hearts, as well as the
Lord's "grace to help in time of need" if we would
overcome.
"My soul be on thy guard,
Ten thousand foes arise;
The hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the prize." Z.'03-119 R3179:1