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Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade — WisdomDeck honest review
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Abandonment to Divine Providence

by Jean-Pierre de Caussade

The sacrament of the present moment: God's will is in whatever this moment holds. An eighteenth-century Jesuit's short classic on surrender.

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you want to stop fighting what is.

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you want active discernment; see Ignatius.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. The present moment is the sacrament.
  2. Surrender is active trust.
  3. Duty of the moment.

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The present moment.

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