Called to be Less than a Slave

The other day a good friend of the community was married. Actually, two good friends married each other, and several other friends were in attendance. After the beautiful Mass we were all outside pondering what to do in the time before the reception.

Like all good sons and daughters of St. Maximilian, it didn't take long for them to begin talking about God's providence, the Immaculata's care, and our evangelizing efforts. We began to talk about the total consecration... and the difference between a slave and an instrument.

"St. Maximilian doesn't say we are slaves. That's Louis de Montfort, right?.....the reason people where chain bracelets."

"No, St. Max says we are even less than slaves."

"LESS THAN THAT! WHAT? (the surprise was surprising)  Less than a slave. Oh man.....are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious. He didn't want us to be slaves, because slaves keep their free-will. They can do all that the Master says and in their heart of hearts refuse to submit. That's why he says instrument: they have no will to get in the way. That's how it should be for us.... Our will should be so surrendered that it never gets in the way."

"Yeah. Yeah. I know. But, I never thought of it like that: less than a slave!"

"C'mon. When the Lord is your Master you can be a slaved and you can be used by Him. You can be used to such an extent that it is as if you have no will of your own."

"True. True. But, I'm HUMAN."

"I promise you. God knows you are human, and by His Incarnation has given you incredible dignity. That's just it, only when we surrender entirely to our Creator will we be able to live a truly dignified life.... because only the Creator knows what that looks like for each of us."

"Alright.... alright.... now you're getting on philosophical on me. That's cool. Ready to go?"

"Sure. Let's go."

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