No wonder that they should feel these trials for a time, but I think they ought speedily to overcome their concern about such matters. God, wishing His elect to realize their own misery, often temporarily withdraws His favours: no more is needed to prove to us in a very short…
All things come to an end; therefore take heart, for just as one thing gives way to another, so eternity will come at last. -St. Teresa Magaret Redi
By God, of God, and for God, this is the final goal of every creature. -St. Teresa de los Andes
I keep my eyes fixed on eternity and in this way I obtain constancy in the vortex of city life, freedom in social relations, and a merry heart. -St. Raphael of St. Joseph
Trust in God can remain unshaken only if it includes being prepared to accept absolutely everything from the hand of the Father. -St. Teresa Benedicta
The more you feel your weakness, your difficulty in being recollected, the more the Master seems to hide Himself, the more you should rejoice, for then you are giving Him something, and is it not more blessed to give than to receive, when one loves? -St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
What sweet joy to think that the Lord is just, that He takes into account our weakness, and knows perfectly the frailty of our nature. -St. Therese
Perseverance is required at first in making a habit of converse with God and of referring all we do to Him, but after a little His love moves us to it without any difficulty. -Br. Lawrence
What have I to do in heaven and on earth except to please my God and give myself up to Him continually? -Bl. Marie of the Incarnation
What does it matter if we pray for great things? We are asking it of One Who is all powerful. -St. Teresa of Avila