Oh my Lord, how certain it is that anyone who renders You some service soon pays with a great trial! And what a precious reward a trial is for those who truly love You if we could at once understand its value! – St. Teresa of Avila
We find our peace in taking persons as they are and not wasting time wishing they were otherwise. -Mother Aloysius of the Blessed Sacrament
The more this kind of love grows the more our love of God grows with it; and the deeper our love for Him the more we shall love our neighbor for the principle of both is the same. -St. John of the Cross
Yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled. The Lord will work wonders in me which will even surpass my great desires. -St. Therese
How people delude themselves as to the real meaning of union with God! There are those who think they have reached it because they enjoy sensible consolations; they make one think of children playing with ashes which the wind blows away. No. no! True union lies not in enjoyment, but…
The light of faith is like the light of the sun which blinds our eyes because its light is stronger than our powers of sight. So the light of faith transcends our comprehension. -St. John of the Cross
I can say that my life is a continuous prayer, for everything I do I do it out out of love for my Jesus. -St. Teresa de los Andes
The things of the soul must always be considered as plentiful, spacious, and large; to do so is not an exaggeration. – St. Teresa of Avila
Though I still had as keen an eye for the human weaknesses of others, I no longer made it an instrument for striking them at their most vulnerable point, but, rather, for protecting them. – St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein)
In stumbling, in falling with Christ, do not withdraw from the cross or abandon it. Consider carefully the fatigue with which He walks and how much greater His trials are than those trials you suffer, however great you may want to paint them and no matter how much you grieve…