Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Suffering
Everyone who loves God shows himself patient and steadfast in times of suffering. Whoever bears them bravely becomes strong and obedient to God, and whoever enters the path of following the will of God conquers his natural weakness. On the other hand, whoever does not recognize his own powerlessness is proud and not inclined to submit himself to the will of the Lord. Whoever does not submit to it and hopes only in his own power does not receive the power and help of God and, not having been strengthened in spirit, cannot become patient. But whoever does not endure misfortune and afflictions has not faith, and whoever does not have faith, does not love God.
–Saint Alexis of Senaki (1852-1923)
Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Suffering, Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
Time is but a shadow, a dream; already God sees us in Glory and takes joy in our eternal beatitude. How this thought helps my soul. I understand then why he lets us suffer.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
Page: Quotes, Quote Author, Quote Topic, Suffering, Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
He longs to give us a magnificent reward. He knows that suffering is the only means of preparing us to know Him as He knows Himself, and to become ourselves divine.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Suffering
A praise of Glory is a soul of silence that remains like a lyre under the mysterious touch of the Holy Spirit so that He may draw from it divine harmonies; it knows that suffering is a string that produces still more beautiful sounds; so it loves to see this string on its instrument that it may more delightfully move the heart of God.
–Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906)
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Suffering
If I look at things from an earthly standpoint I see loneliness and even emptiness, for I cannot say that my heart has not suffered; but if I keep my eyes fixed upon Him, my shining Star, then all the rest vanishes and I lose myself as a drop of water in the ocean. All is calm, all is soothed and all is so good; it is the peace of God of which St Paul speaks, the peace that ‘surpasseth all understanding.’ (Phil. 4:7)
–Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880-1906)
Page: Quotes, Quote Topic, Spiritual (life)
Spirituality means waking up. Most people, even though they don’t know it, are asleep. They’re born asleep, they live asleep, they marry in their sleep, they breed children in their sleep, they die in their sleep without ever waking up. They never understand the loveliness and the beauty of this thing that we call human existence.
–Anthony de Mello (1931-1987)
