The present moment…
The present moment always reveals the presence and the power of God.
–Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
There is no one…
There is no one who is without faults, and who is not in some way a burden to others, whether he is a superior or a subject, an old man or a young one, a scholar or a dunce.
— Saint Robert Bellermine (1542-1621)
No fear should…
No fear should detain you… because God is faithful in his words and holy in all his actions.
— Saint Clare of Assisi (1194-1253)
Conversion is a…
Conversion is a total turning to God. This means we turn away from the world with its sin. If we choose to turn away from God, we ignore the good that never changes.Our affections and behavior need to be changed.
–Richard Rolle (c. 1300-1349)
Compassion asks us…
Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears. Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human. It is not surprising that compassion, understood as suffering with, often evokes in us a deep resistance and even protest.
— Henri Nouwen (1932-1996)
God’s compassion for you…
God’s compassion for you is greater than the troubles you have.
— Saint John Baptiste de la Salle (1651-1719)
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