Always have joy…
Study always to have joy, for it befits not the servant of God to show before his brother or another sadness or a troubled face.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
In dryness be…
The man of prayer must not be cast down in aridity, nor elated when he receives consolation. In dryness let him remember the graces he has enjoyed; and when he feels sensible devotion, let him consider it an alms given him gratis by God.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
What happiness to be with God…
What a happiness it is to be with God, no one knowing what passes between God and the heart but God Himself and the adoring heart.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Wait upon God…
It is a good prayer, and a good method of keeping one’s self in the presence of God, to wait upon his will and good pleasure.
–Saint Francis de Sales, (1567-1622)
Past, present, and future…
To escape the distress caused by regret for the past or fear about the future, this is the rule to follow: leave the past to the infinite mercy of God, the future to His good Providence, give the present wholly to His love by being faithful to His grace.
–Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
Utterly quiescent faith…
There is a kind of holiness in which all the messages from God are bright and clear, but there is also that state of utterly quiescent faith in which all that God tells us is wrapped in the impenetrable darkness which veils his throne, and all we feel is confused and shadowy. In this condition, we are often afraid of running smack into a rock as we advance through his darkness. We should have no fear. We are on the right path and led by God… God truly helps us however much we feel we have lost his support. Our trust and faith will deepen the darker it grows. We are incapable of becoming holy by our own efforts; God would not have taken away our ability to walk unless he was to carry us in his arms.
–Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675-1751)
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