Stay close
“God will not leave you if you do not leave him” – St. Augustine
Saint Quote
Peace
“Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.” – St. Francis de Sales
God’s Love
“I am definitively loved and whatever happens to me – I am awaited by this Love. And so my life is good.” – St. Josephine Bakhita (1869-1947)
Personal Patience
“Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections, but instead set about remedying them—every day begin the task anew.” – St. Frances de Sales
What, Me worry?
Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering, or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. – Saint Francis de Sales
Adoration
He who created the whole world and Whom the whole world cannot contain, contains Himself in the Blessed Sacrament for love of us – Rosary Meditations from Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Trials and Suffering
So trials…, unbearable as they may seem, eventually become light, and the soul becomes anxious to suffer again if by so doing it can render the Lord greater service. And, however numerous may be our troubles.., if we endure them without offending the Lord, but rejoice to suffer for His sake, they all work together
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Love: A Good Definition
Love seeks only the good of the other, It does not measure, does not worry about expense, does not set up barriers but gives joyfully, expecting nothing in return. It surmounts meanness, pettiness, resentment and the narrow-mindedness that humans harbor in their hearts. – paraphrased from the words of Popr Benedict XVI
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