In darkness one finds light…
Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.
–Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
Suffering passes…
Suffering passes; to have suffered willingly remains eternally.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)
The more the soul…
The more the soul loves, the more it desires to love, and the greater its suffering, the greater its healing.
–Saint Columbanus (543-615)
By suffering we…
By suffering we are able to give something to God. The gift of pain, of suffering is a big thing and cannot be accomplished in Paradise.
–Saint Pio (1887-1968)
Voluntary suffering is…
Fire cannot last long in water, nor can a shameful thought in a heart that loves God. For every man who loves God suffers gladly, and voluntary suffering is by nature the enemy of sensual pleasure.
–Saint Kosmas Aitolos (c.1714 – 1779)
Who desires peace…
She who desires peace must see, suffer and be silent.
–Saint Teresa Margaret (1747-1770)
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