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One saint who has shown many people how this transformation can happen is St. Thérèse of Lisieux, who is famous for her Little Way to holi- ness. For St. Thérèse, the foundation of what God taught her was that she was little in comparison to him, that she could do very little, but that God could do anything. Because of her inability — and every person's inability — to accomplish much, she relied on God to do the heavy lifting. She approached this effort without seeking any rec- ognition but wishing to secretly offer her small contributions to God. At the center of St. Thérèse's motivation for pursuing Jesus in this way was her gratitude for his love and a desire not to see one ounce of it disregarded. "One Sunday," she recalls, "looking at a picture of Our Lord on the Cross, I was struck by the blood flowing from one of his divine hands. I felt a pang of great sorrow when thinking this blood was fall- ing on the ground without anyone's hastening to gather it up. I was resolved to remain in spirit at the foot of the Cross and to receive its dew.… Oh, I don't want this precious blood to be lost. I shall spend my life gathering it up for the good of souls.… To live from love is to dry Your Face" (Story of a Soul, p. 50). St. Thérèse was clearly a woman who knew that she was made for eternity and was transformed by her encounter with God. This is our calling too, and if we seek to know God and who he is, we will be similarly transformed by the realization of our eternal destiny and by the grace that he is eagerly waiting to pour out on us. DENVER CATHOLIC | JULY 2021 The Catholic Foundation facilitates charitable giving for the long-term benefit of donors, and parishes, schools and ministries through: • Planned Gifts • Donor-Advised Funds • Charitable Gift Annuities • IRA Charitable Rollovers • Gifts of cash, stock, real estate, etc. 303.468.9885 • TheCatholicFoundation.com Call us today. Deacon Steve Stemper Lisa Kukura Joshua Gideon Your Partner Legacy " I want my kids and grandkids to experience Jesus Christ and His Church that is alive and thriving.