The only happiness…
The only happiness here below is to strive to be always content with what Jesus gives us.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
Accept and trust…
When you find yourself upset and disturbed over some situation you have to face, put yourself completely in God’s hands. Accept His good pleasure in advance. If you can, seek advice and wait for the situation to mature. Trust in the Passion of Jesus, who will not allow anything to harm you.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Our true worth…
Our true worth does not consist in what human beings think of us. What we really are consists in what God knows us to be.
–Saint John Berchmans (1599-1621)
By God’s grace…
It is true that it is by God’s grace that we are what we are and by God’s grace we have been preserved from countless calamities of our own making. Even though we fall short of our own hopes and expectations, it is by God’s grace that we are what we are. God has a plan for us, of which we have only the sketchiest knowledge. Let us allow God to get on with the work and not delay its outcome either by taking credit for what meets with our approval or by becoming downcast when we are plunged into the mystery of our own resistance.
–Michael Casey (1942-
Refusing to accept…
Refusing to accept God’s love because we’re unworthy – of course we’re unworthy! – is another golden calf.
–Madeline L’Engle (1918-2007)
Accept trials provided…
Many people would be ready to accept trials provided they were not inconvenienced by them.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622
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