For here we are so blind and foolish that we never seek God until he, of his goodness, shows himself to us. It is when we do see something of him by his grace that we are stirred by that same grace to seek him, and with earnest longing to see still more of his blessedness. So I saw him and sought him; I had him and wanted him. It seems to me that this is and should be an experience common to us all.
— Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
The love that God most high has for our soul is so great that it surpasses understanding. No created being can comprehend how much, how sweetly, and how tenderly our maker loves us. By his Grace and help therefore let us in spirit stand in awe and gaze, eternally marveling at the supreme, surpassing, single-minded, incalculable love that God, Who is all goodness, has for us.
— Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
Our faults are like a grain of sand beside the great mountain of the mercies of the good God.
— Saint John Vianney (1786-1859)
There is no peace more wonderful than the peace we enjoy when faith shows us God in all created things.
–Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
God knows how to make us holy, so let us leave the business to God and think no more about it.
–Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
The rivers of Grace cannot flow uphill, up the steep cliff of the proud man’s heart.
— Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
