Oh, then, when everything was dark, when the present was so painful and the future seemed even more gloomy to me, I closed my eyes and abandoned myself like a child in the arms of this Heavenly Father… We look at ourselves too much, we want to see and understand,…
I know that I was made only for Him, that I am going only to Him, that ‘union’ is ‘our desires’ or rather ‘our desire.’ And if I wish it, all in me will be only for Jesus, by Jesus, in Jesus, In Christo. He will take possession of me,…
It is very important to consult people of experience; for otherwise you will imagine that you are doing yourselves great harm by pursuing your necessary occupations. But, provided we do not abandon our prayer, the Lord will turn everything we do to our profit, even though we may find no…
Think not that pleasing God lies so much in doing a great deal as in doing it with good will, without possessiveness and human respect. – St. John of the Cross
These aridities, then, make people walk with purity in the love of God. No longer are they moved to act by the delight and satisfaction they find in a work, as perhaps they were when they derived this from their deeds, but by the desire of pleasing God. – St.…
Trials help greatly to detach us from earth. They make us look to God, rather than to this world. – St. Therese
Perseverance through all misfortunes confers strength and courage on it (the soul). The painful purification from all sensible desires and pleasures leads it to freedom of spirit in which the twelve fruits of the Holy Spirit mature. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
What a pity it is that through we are on earth simply to prepare for Heaven, we hardly ever speak of it. How we waste our life and our energies! – St. Raphael Kalinowski
To the extent that we know this God made man, we come to love him madly. I would like you to know him in order to be truly in love with him… How not to love this Jesus of our soul? He is uncreated Beauty, eternal Wisdom, Goodness, Life, Love……
Oh, what annoying company we are to ourselves when Jesus is not present…but…He is not far away. He is right there, quite near and looking at us. Indeed, He is there begging us to offer Him our sorrow. – St. Therese