Consult someone who…
Instead of following your own notions, consult someone who is wise and conscientious, and seek to be guided by one who is better than you.
–Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471)
Willingly embracing the Cross and…
In uniting yourself to God’s will, you take on new life and gather great courage, willingly embracing the cross and kissing His hand even when it chastises you, a hand that reaches out to you in love and has no other intention but your greater spiritual well-being.
–Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
Cultivate one desire…
Even the holiest desires, whether they refer to the salvation of souls or the needs of the Church, which are very great, should be consumed in the fire of the love of God, whence they proceed, and await God’s time for their fulfilment. Meanwhile cultivate one only desire, the most perfect of all; that is, to please God more and more, and to nourish yourself with His will.
–Saint Paul of the Cross (1694-1775)
Lose the wealth…
Our greatest gain is to lose the wealth that is of such brief duration and, by comparison with eternal things, of such little worth; yet we get upset about it and our gain turns to loss.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Beginner in prayer…
All that the beginner in prayer has to do — and you must not forget this, for it is very important — is to labor and be resolute and prepare himself with all possible diligence to bring his will into conformity with the will of God. As I shall say later, you may be quite sure that this comprises the very greatest perfection which can be attained on the spiritual road.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
Yearning for God…
It is part of our human nature to desire God, and it is part of God’s nature to desire us. We can never stop yearning for God until we are possessed by God in the fulness of love.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342–1416)
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