Little Worries

From Gold Dust

"There is not a day in our lives that we are not distressed by some numberless little worries that meet us each step of the way, and are inevitable. Life is full of these little miseries. A child breaks something of value, an impatient word escapes our lips, we forget to pass on a message of importance. These and many more are likely to befall us every day of our lives, and if we are spared at the end of the day, we should give thanks to God."

How to Bear Little Worries

"In the first place expect them. Make them the subject of our morning prayers, and say to ourselves, here is my daily cross, sent from God. Ah if they were never any worse!”

With these brief passages from Gold Dust we are left with a timeless message: when little worries come, we can be grateful they are no bigger than they are. This makes the worry sweeter to swallow and easier to digest.

Charlotte Yonge, who curated the best spiritual writings from Paillettes D'Or to include in Gold Dust, was also a scholar who early on dedicated her life to work, study and religious devotion. She was also an accomplished writer who wrote over 100 novels, many with the underlying theme of rising above life’s difficulties.

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