He Leadeth Me: An Extraordinary Testament of Faith

by Walter J. Ciszek

unfortunately those who have lost a true sense of humility—that constant realization of the relationship between each individual and God—have also lost thereby the ability to look upon their burdens in this way. They see instead only the burden, the difficulties, the humiliation; and they become depressed. They begin to pity themselves, to question things in their married lives or in their vocations that they valued highly before. Sacrifice, work, and dedication seem meaningless; charity, patience, and love become merely empty words. They begin to question now even the wisdom or the validity of their initial decision, to look for freedom or some way out. Perhaps they justify it with the data of science, or psychology, or arguments about changing times in a changing world. But ultimately, what they are trying to explain is the radical change in themselves that has brought them to the point of interior crisis in a vocation they once embraced with so much joy and enthusiasm.