You are a portrait… painted by your Lord God. Yours is a good artist and painter. Do not deface the good picture, which reflects not deceit, but truth; which expresses not guile, but grace.
–Saint Ambrose of Milan (339-397
The devil hides…
Just as the thieves are hidden in shady areas to rob the passerby, thus the devil hides in enjoyments to overcome our soul.
–Saint Basil the Great (330-379)
Not a Christian…
Having the riches of a king, the Christian hides them as though to say: “These are not my riches, someone else put them there.” If someone says ” What I have acquired is sufficient for me, I don’t need any more,” — he is already not a Christian but is in a state of delusion and has become an instrument of the devil.
–Saint Macarius the Great (295-392)
In small things…
Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
The purpose of guilt…
The purpose of guilt is to bring us to the Lord, after that it has no purpose.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Rely on Him…
Because I cannot rely on myself, I rely on Him, twenty-four hours a day.
— Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)