Let us stir up our hearts, rekindle our faith, and long eagerly for what heaven has in store for us. To love thus is to be already on our way. No matter what obstacles we encounter, we must not allow them to turn us aside from the joy of that heavenly feast. Anyone who is determined to reach his destination, is not deterred by the roughness of the road that leads to it.
–Saint Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
We can lean on nothing but our Lord, for he alone is immutable.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
[W]hen I am in this state of spiritual dryness, unable to pray, or to practise virtue, I look for little opportunities, for the smallest trifles, to please my Jesus: a smile or a kind word, for instance, when I would wish to be silent, or to show that I am bored.If no such occasion offer, I try at least to say over and over again that I love Him. This is not hard, and it keeps alive the fire in my heart. Even should the fire of love seem dead, I would still throw my tiny straws on the ashes, and I am confident it would light up again.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
Our hope is greater than our desert.
–Saint Gregory Nazianzen (329-c. 391)
God is at home, it’s we who have gone out for a walk.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
People who dwell in God dwell in the eternal now.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
