To hear the voice of God…
I sought to hear the voice of God And climbed the topmost steeple, But God declared: “Go down again – I dwell among the people.”
–Blessed John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
Give yourself to God…
You propose to give up everything to God; be sure, then, to include yourself among the things to be given up.
–Saint Benedict (480-547)
Look on Jesus…
Look then on Jesus, the author and preserver of faith: in complete sinlessness He suffered, and at the hands of those who were His own, and was numbered among the wicked. As you drink the cup of the Lord Jesus (how glorious it is!), give thanks to the Lord, the giver of all blessings.
–Saint Raymond of Penyafort (c. 1175-1275)
To be entrusted…
To be entrusted with the teaching of the young is a great gift and grace of God.
–Saint John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719)
Bump into wonder…
Not dawdling
not doubting
intrepid all the way
walk toward clarity
with sharp eye
With sharpened sword
clearcut the path
to the lucent surprise
of enlightenment
At every crossroad
be prepared to bump into wonder
–James Broughton (1913-1999)
The greatest act of faith…
The greatest act of faith is that which rises to your lips in total darkness together with the sacrifices, sufferings and wholehearted efforts of a determined will to do good. This act of faith strikes through the darkness of your soul like lightening. In the midst of tempest it raises you up and leads you to God.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)
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