Walk in the dark…
If a man wishes to be sure of the road he treads on, he must close his eyes and walk in the dark.
–Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591)
Give God your heart…
God says to each of us: “Give me your heart, that is, your will.” We, in turn, cannot offer anything more precious than to say: “Lord, take possession of us; we give our whole will to you; make us understand what it is that you desire of us, and we will perform it.”
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Offer yourselves to God…
Let your constant practice be to offer yourself to God, that He may do with you what He pleases.
–Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
Practice abandonment…
Practice abandonment as regards your body, taking and accepting indifferently sickness or health, work or rest — abandonment as regards your soul, cherishing dryness, insensibility, desolation, and accepting them with the same thanksgiving as you would sweetness and consolation.
–Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647- 1690)
Abandonment and submission…
He only asks of you abandonment and perfect submission. Nothing displeases Him so much as your uneasiness and despondency. What do you fear? Is He not powerful enough to support you? Why, then, are you so reserved with Him? Let Him act!
–Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647- 1690)
Abandon to Him…
Let us have no further reserve with Him; let us abandon to Him all that we are, without anxiety about the future, not reflecting on ourselves and our incapacity.
–Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647- 1690)
About
