God fulfills…
God fulfills your desires in a manner that you do not know.
–Saint Nektarios of Aegina (1846-1920)
God caresses hearts…
At all times God caresses the hearts of all the people with His love, but we are not aware of it because our hearts have gathered a crust.
–Saint Paisos the Athonite (1924-1994)
Whenever anyone seeks…
Our Savior repeats his words: ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.’ He quenched the thirst not only of those who came to him then. Whenever anyone seeks him he is freely admitted to the presence of the Savior. The grace of the feast [Easter] is not restricted to one occasion. Its rays of glory never set. It is always at hand to enlighten the mind of those who desire it. Its power is always there for those whose minds have been enlightened and who meditate day and night on the holy Scriptures.
–Saint Athanasius the Great (c. 296-373)
Grace perfects…
Grace does not destroy nature, it perfects it.
–Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
God is always close…
Man goes far away or near but God never goes far-off; he is always standing close at hand, and even if he cannot stay within he goes no further than the door.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
Flee to our Lord…
Flee to our Lord, and we shall be strengthened. Touch him, and we shall be cleansed. Cling to him, and we shall be safe and sound from every danger. For it is the will of our courteous Lord that we should be as much at home with him as heart may think or soul desire.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
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