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Take the struggle to little details
We also know that the temptations we should fear are not so much the big battles, but rather the little foxes that spoil the vineyards (Songs 2:15), because he who despises small things will fail little by little (Sir 19:1). Only in this way will we make it possible forthis perishable body to put on the imperishable, and this mortal body to put on immortality (1 Cor 15:53).
I have taught you that our supernatural way of acting should lead us to place our struggle in small details which appear at every moment: order at work, punctuality in the plan of life, faithfulness to the duties of our state or position. In this way, in our childish battles, the enemy becomes tired and is worn down.
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