Fortitude tells us to be strong and constant in the service of God, showing a cheerful face in trials, tribulations, weariness and sickness, as in prosperity and joy, and to be thankful to Jesus Christ far the one and the other.
–Saint John of God (1495-1550)
Make sure that you let God’s grace work in your souls by accepting whatever He gives you, and giving Him whatever He takes from you. True holiness consists in doing God’s work with a smile.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Living in the present means squarely accepting and responding to it as God’s moment for you now while it is called “today” rather than wishing it were yesterday or tomorrow.
— Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941)
There are no difficulties except for those who worry too much about tomorrow.
–Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769-1852)
This is the true spirituality, which is valid for all times and for everybody. We cannot become truly good in a better, more marvelous, and yet easier way than by the simple use of the means offered us by God, the unique director of souls. It is the ready acceptance of all that comes to us at each moment of our lives.
— Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
