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"Let nothing Disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, Though all things pass, God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks nothing who possesses God; For God alone suffices."
"Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes with which Christ looks out his compassion to the world. Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good. Yours are the hands with which he is to bless us now."
"Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be."
"The surest way to determine whether one possesses the love of God is to see whether he or she loves his or her neighbor. These two loves are never separated. Rest assured, the more you progress in love of neighbor the more your love of God will increase."
"We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials."
"Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart."
"Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything."
"It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love."
"Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing."
"When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God."
"They deceive themselves who believe that union with God consists in ecstasies or raptures, and in the enjoyment of Him. For it consists in nothing except the surrender and subjection of our will - with our thoughts, words and actions - to the will of God."
"Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace."
"We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near."
"May God protect me from gloomy saints."
"What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us"
"If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything."
"Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself."
"In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel."
"Always think of yourself as everyone's servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all."
"Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don't remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don't understand the great secrets hidden inside of us."