It seems to us that action is also an imploring prayer. It does not at all seem to us that action nails us down to our field of work, our apostolate, or our life. Quite the contrary, we believe that an action perfectly carried out at the time and place it is required of us binds us to the whole Church, sends us out throughout her body, making us disponible in her. Our feet march upon a street, but our heartbeat reverberates through the whole world. That is why our small acts... perfectly join together the love of God and the love of our neighbor. Giving ourselves over to his will at the same time gives us over to the Church, whom the same will continuously makes our saving Mother of grace. Each docile act makes us receive God totally and give God totally in a great freedom of spirit. And thus life becomes a celebration.
Servant of God Madeleine Delbrêl (died 1964) was a French laywoman, writer, and mystic devoted to caring for the poor and to evangelizing culture.
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