The Lord desires so intensely that we love Him and seek His company, so much so that from time to time He calls us to draw near Him. And His voice is so sweet…They come through words spoken by other good people, or through sermons, or through what is read…
All of this darkness signifies the obscurity of faith with which the divinity is clothed while communicating itself to the soul. -St. John of the Cross
His Majesty is not accustomed to paying poorly for His lodging if the hospitality is good. – St. Teresa of Avila
… the communication and sense of His presence, however great they may be, and the most sublime and profound knowledge of God which the soul may have in this life, are not God essentially, neither have they any affinity with Him, for in very truth He is still hidden from…
The more you feel your weakness, the greater should be your trust, for it is upon Him alone that we are leaning. – St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Don’t think you are capable of great trials if you are not capable of such little ones. – St. Teresa of Avila
It is the nature of perfect love to seek or accept nothing for itself, to attribute nothing to itself, but to refer all to the Beloved. If this be true of earthly love, how much more so of the love of God… -St. John of the Cross
It is well known by experience that, when the will of a man is affectioned to one thing, he prizes it more than any other; although some other thing may be much better, he takes less pleasure in it. And if he wishes to enjoy both, he is bound to…
How short-sighted His creatures can be! They find a soul whose lights surpass their own; they think the Lord loves them less. Yet when did He lose the right to use one of his children to provide others with the nourishment they need? -St. Therese
If Our Lord were to offer me a choice between dying in ecstasy or in the loneliness of Calvary, I would prefer the latter, not for the sake of the merit, but to glorify Him and be like Him. If I had died in my former state of soul, it…