Each one of us has some kind of vocation. We are all called by God to share in His life and in His Kingdom. Each one of us is called to a special place in the Kingdom. If we find that place we will be happy. If we do not find it, we can never be completely happy. For each one of us, there is only one thing necessary: to fulfill our own destiny, according to God’s will, to be what God wants us to be.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
The most dangerous man in the world is the contemplative who is guided by nobody. He trusts his own visions. He obeys the attractions of an interior voice but will not listen to other men. He identifies the will of God with anything that makes him feel, within his own heart, a big, warm, sweet interior glow. The sweeter and the warmer the feeling is, the more he is convinced of his own infallibility.
–Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggle increases.
— Saint Rose of Lima (1586-1617)
Where do we begin? Begin with the heart.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
Prayer unites the soul to God.
–Saint Julian of Norwich (1342-1416)
Cheerful givers do not count the cost of what they give. Their hearts are set on pleasing and cheering the person to whom the gift is given.
— Saint Julian of Norwich (1342–1416)
