Resignation and Abandonment

Fr. Apostoli continues to look at the spiritual growth of the apostles through the stages of Spiritual growth. He looks at them as they move from the first to the second stage and how they entered into it. To enter this stage, the dark night of senses will usually occur. When Jesus was taken away from the apostles, they went through their dark night experience. God will use it to help them advance and to purify them. He talks about resignation and being resigned to the Lord. This should characterize us. Accepting that which the Lord gives us. He then talks about abandonment and what it is.