Trust God…
Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
One who perseveres…
God withholds Himself from no one who perseveres.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Let your words…
Let your words be few when in the midst of many.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Begin in silence…
I always begin my prayer in silence, for it is in the silence of the heart that God speaks. God is the friend of silence, so we need to listen. For, it is not what we say, but what God says to us and through us that matters. Prayer feeds the soul — as blood is to the body, prayer is to the soul — and it brings us closer to God.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
How to profit by…
Not one of this world’s blessings belongs to its owner securely enough to prevent time destroying it, or envy transferring it elsewhere…Let us profit by them in the only good way we can, that is, let us gain possession of our souls by giving alms, and share our earthly goods with the poor so as to enrich ourselves with the wealth of heaven.
–Saint Gregory Nazianzen (329-c. 391)
The hidden ladder…
The ladder unto the Kingdom is hidden within you and within your soul. Dive into yourself, freed from sin; there you wilt find steps along which you can ascend.
–Saint Isaac of Syria (Seventh Century)
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