Defect in prayer…
Certainly the greatest defect we have in our prayers – and in all that happens to us, particularly in that which concerns tribulations – is our lack of confidence.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Persevere in prayer…
Let us persevere in prayer at all times. For if our Lord seems not to hear us, it is not because He wants to refuse us. Rather, His purpose is to compel us to cry out louder or and to make us more conscious of the greatness of His mercy.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
God put you in the world because…
God did not put you in the world because he needed you. He made you for the purpose of working his goodness in you. God has given you a mind to know him, a memory to recall his favors, a will to love him, eyes to see what he does, and a tongue to sing his praise.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
If the heart is distracted…
If the heart wanders or is distracted, bring it back to the point quite gently and replace it tenderly in its Master’s presence. And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour but bring your heart back and place it again in Our Lord’s presence, though it went away every time you brought it back, your hour would be very well employed.
–Saint Francis de Sales, (1567-1622)
We can’t find God…
If I am not mistaken, when we say that we can’t find God and that He seems so far away, we only mean that we can’t feel His presence…. Many people do not distinguish between God and the feeling of God, between faith and the feeling of faith– which is a very great problem. It seems to them that when they do not feel God, they are not in His presence. This is a mistake.
–Saint Frances de Sales (1567-1622)
So much resentment…
We should blush for shame to show so much resentment at what is done or said against us, knowing that so many injuries and affronts have been offered to our Redeemer and the saints.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
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