When you are going through hell, keep on going. Never never never give up. – Winston Churchill
Today my brother, Fr. Matthew, and I hiked up Mt. Alfred. It was a three hour walk to the 1300 metre summit. I certainly didn’t enjoy the pain of the ascent, but the view from the top made it all worth while (as you can see from the photo).
Sometimes in our spiritual “hike” we tell Jesus that we want to give up; that it’s too hard. In these moments, we have to trust that he has something absolutely amazing in store for us at the top. Don’t give up! You may be closer to the summit than you realize!
About Fr Simon Devereux LC
FR SIMON was born on February 4, 1979, in Dunedin, New Zealand, the seventh son of Marie and Michael Devereux. He entered the novitiate of the Legionaries of Christ in Cheshire, Connecticut, on September 15, 1997. After his novitiate and year of humanities in Cheshire, he studied a bachelor’s in Philosophy at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome from 2000 to 2002 and from 2005 to 2007, a licentiate in Philosophy. In between, he worked as a youth minister in Quebec, Canada, and he made his perpetual profession in Rome on October 4, 2005. In 2010 he completed a three-year bachelor’s degree in Theology and was ordained on Christmas Eve of the same year with 60 of his brother Legionaries by Card. Velasio di Paolis. Two of his brothers are also Legionary priests. Fr Simon is now based at the Legion of Christ seminary in Cheshire, Connecticut.
TKC! Amazing view, Fr Simon! By the way.. where is Fr Peter?
God bless! Br Antônio Lemos, LC