This becoming one with the Eternal Goodness cannot come to pass but by an absolute renunciation of our self, and all that is ours, natural or spiritual; for in the same measure that a man comes out from himself, in that measure does God enter in with His divine grace, and he who loses his life shall find it.
–Johannes Tauler (c. 1300-1361)
What has He done for me? He has loved me and given me His whole self. What shall I do for Him? I shall love Him and give myself to Him without reserve.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
For a heart to be perfectly ready it has to be perfectly empty. In this condition it has attained its maximum capacity.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in his love than in your weakness.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Let go of your plans. The first hour of your morning belongs to God. Tackle the day’s work that he charges you with, and he will give you the power to accomplish it.
–Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (1891-1942)
To conquer oneself for one’s own good is to make use of the senses in the service of the interior life. If she is speaking she must try to remember that there is One within her to Whom she can speak; if she is listening, let her remember that she can listen to Him Who is nearer to her than anyone else. Briefly, let her realize that, if she likes, she need never withdraw from this good companionship, and let her grieve when she has left her Father alone for so long though her need of Him is so sore.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
