To forget ourselves…
The fact remains that we are invited to forget ourselves on purpose, cast our awful solemnity to the wind, and join in the general Dance.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Abandoning yourself to…
Although the draught may be bitter, drink it… Learn to love God as He loves you, and know that a true love will make you give yourself wholly to Him, and keep back nothing for yourself. Do not fear to place yourself in God’s hands, abandoning yourself entirely to Him.
— Saint John of Ávila (1500-1569)
Surrender consists in…
Total surrender consists in giving ourselves completely to God – Why must we give ourselves fully to God? Because God has given himself to us. If God, who owes nothing to us, is ready to impart to us no less than himself, shall we answer with just a fraction of ourselves? To give ourselves fully to God is a means of receiving God himself. I for God and God for me. I live for God and give up my own self, and in this way induce God to live for me. Therefore to possess God we must allow him to possess our soul.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
First forget yourself…
You must first forget yourself, so that you can dedicate yourself to God and your neighbor.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Our emptiness and…
It is our emptiness and lowliness God needs, not our plenitude.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
An act of renunciation…
An act of renunciation is an act of union with God. The Divine Master looks lovingly upon a person who gains a victory over self.
–Saint Madeline Sophie Barat (1779-1865)
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