33 Days to Eucharist Glory Day 11

Day 11

There is one line toward the end of this chapter that piqued my interest. “Maximilian Kolbe had laid down his life in small ways thousands of times before that day in Auschwitz.” Page 60. In many ways I think this describes the spiritual life: doing godly things over and over again. 

It’s true in all aspects of life. Peyton Manning talks about how often as a kid he would throw a football at a target over and over and over again. Thousands of repetitions. Billy Joel says the same thing about playing the piano. Singer-songwriter Harry Chapin says he used to play the guitar so much that his fingers would bleed. 

We spend so much time practicing the things we love to do and Maximilian Kolbe was no different. The difference was his deep love for God that focused him on doing godly things over and over again.