He would be still more ignorant if he followed God looking for sweetness, and rejoiced and rested in it when obtained. In this case his love is not set purely on God alone above all things, for in clinging to and desiring what is created, his will cannot soar to…
We ought not to get tired of doing little things for the love of God, because He looks at the love rather than at the work. – Brother Lawrence
But can we still say ‘Thy will be done’ when we are no longer certain what God’s will would have of us? Do we still have the means to hold to His ways when the inner light dies out? There are such means, indeed such strong means… He knows our…
All things count for nothing when it is a matter of acquiring true love of God. – St. Teresa Margaret Redi
As to the aridity you are suffering from, it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He considers strong: He wants to test you and see if you love Him as much at times of aridity as when He sends you consolations. I think this is a…
To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul. It is Jesus alone who can give such value to our actions. Let us then love Him with all our heart. -St. Therese
We seem to ourselves to be making progress, yet we become weary, for, believe me, we are walking through a mist; it will be fortunate if we do not lose ourselves. Do you think, my daughters, if we could travel from one country to another in eight days, that it…
The more God gives the more He makes us desire, until we are empty and He is able to fill us with good things. -St. John of the Cross
To prove to Our Lord how much you love Him, learn to forget yourself always … and be very faithful to all your duties and all your resolutions. Live by will rather than by imagination. If you feel your weakness, God wants you to make use of it in order…
One fall is not sufficient for a person to be lost nor are many, if they love You and not the things of the world. They journey in the valley of humility. I cannot understand what it is that makes people afraid of setting out on the road of perfection.…