Understanding is…
Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, don’t seek to understand so that you may believe, but believe so that you may understand.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
God gives us what we need…
We must understand then, that even though God doesn’t always give us what we want, He always gives us what we need for our salvation.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
All is humility…
Should you ask me, What is the first thing in religion? I should reply, The first, second, and third thing therein – nay, all – is humility.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
In the hands of God…
In the hands of God the soul must become like clay in the hands of the potter, who from it can form any sort of dish; or, if you like, the soul must become like soft wax receptive to the impression of the seal, or like a blank sheet upon which the Holy Spirit writes His divine will.
–Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641)
Give heart and mind to God…
To give heart and mind to God, so that they are ours no longer — to do good without being conscious of it, to pray ceaselessly and without effort as we breathe — to love without stopping to reflect upon our feelings — such is the perfect forgetfulness of self, which casts us upon God, as a babe rests upon its mother’s breast.
— Jean Nicolas Grou (1731-1803)
Every soul surrendered…
The soul that has acquired humility is always mindful of God, and thinks to herself: ‘God has created me. He suffered for me. He forgives me my sins and comforts me. He feeds me and cares for me. Why then should I take thought for myself, and what is there to fear, even if death threaten me?’ The Lord enlightens every soul that has surrendered to the will of God, for He said: “Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”
–Saint Silouan the Athonite (1866-1938)
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