A closed heart…
The worst prison would be a closed heart.
–Saint John Paul (1920-2005)
To fall in love with God…
To fall in love with God is the greatest of all romances; to seek him, the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
People, place, or thing…
Any loving, desiring, or clinging to some person, place, or thing that is not purely for the glory of God renders the soul incapable of giving that same love to God or others to whom, for the glory of God, it is owed.
–Daniel Burke (2015)
Pray for bad people…
If you see a man who has sinned and you do not pity him, the grace of God will leave you. Whoever curses bad people, and does not pray for them, will never come to know the grace of God.
–Saint Silouan the Athonite (1866-1938
Judging others…
No greater pride is there than judging others, nor is there anything for which God abandons man, more than for judging others. Everywhere in the Scriptures God tells us clearly not to judge others, but rather ourselves…Take this thought for a conclusion: the beginning of the ruin of the spiritual life is judging others.
–Saint Anthony Zaccaria (1502-1539)
To love Jesus only when…
What a weakness it is to love Jesus Christ only when He caresses us, and to be cold immediately once He afflicts us. This is not true love. Those who love thus, love themselves too much to love God with all their heart.
–Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647- 1690)
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