To forget ourselves…
The fact remains that we are invited to forget ourselves on purpose, cast our awful solemnity to the wind, and join in the general Dance.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Souls are like athletes…
Souls are like athletes, that need opponents worthy of them, if they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the full use of their powers, and rewarded according to their capacity.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
When tribulations come…
When tribulations, infirmities, and contradictions come, we must not run away in a fright, but vanquish them.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
True happiness is…
True happiness is not found in any other reward than that of being united with God. If I seek some other reward besides God Himself, I may get my reward but I cannot be happy.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Abandoning yourself to…
Although the draught may be bitter, drink it… Learn to love God as He loves you, and know that a true love will make you give yourself wholly to Him, and keep back nothing for yourself. Do not fear to place yourself in God’s hands, abandoning yourself entirely to Him.
— Saint John of Ávila (1500-1569)
Accept the adversities…
We must accept the adversities which God sends us without reasoning too much upon them, and we must take for granted that it is the best thing which could happen to us.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
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