“Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.”
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.”
“It is love alone that gives worth to all things.”
“Christ has no body now on earth but yours,
no hands but yours,
no feet but yours,
Yours are the eyes through which to look out
Christ’s 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 men now.”
no feet but yours,
Yours are the eyes through which to look out
Christ’s 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 men now.”
“It is foolish to think that we will enter heaven without entering into ourselves.”
“Love turns work into rest.”
“Thank God for the things that I do not own.”
“The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.”
“You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.”
“Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God.”
“The important thing is not to think much but to love much; and so do that which best stirs you to love.”
“For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.”
“Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.”
“God save us from gloomy saints!”
“The devil frequently fills our thoughts with great schemes, so that instead of putting our hands to what work we can do to serve our Lord, we may rest satisfied with wishing to perform impossibilities.”
“I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.”
“This Beloved of ours is merciful and good. Besides, he so deeply longs for our love that he keeps calling us to come closer. This voice of his is so sweet that the poor soul falls apart in the face of her own inability to instantly do whatever he asks of her. And so you can see, hearing him hurts much more than not being able to hear him… For now, his voice reaches us through words spoken by good people, through listening to spiritual talks, and reading sacred literature. God calls to us in countless little ways all the time. Through illnesses and suffering and through sorrow he calls to us. Through a truth glimpsed fleetingly in a state of prayer he calls to us. No matter how halfhearted such insights may be, God rejoices whenever we learn what he is trying to teach us.”
“. . . it is presumptuous in me to wish to choose my path, because I cannot tell which path is best for me. I must leave it to the Lord, Who knows me, to lead me by the path which is best for me, so that in all things His will may be done.”
“Be gentle to all, and stern with 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.”
“Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man.”
“But always when I was without a book, my soul at once became disturbed, and my thoughts wandered.”
“But always when I was without a book, my soul at once became disturbed, and my thoughts wandered.”
“It is of great importance, when we begin to practice prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.”
“Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.”
“Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you, all things are passing, God is unchanging. Patience gains all; nothing is lacking to those who have God: God alone is sufficient.”
“The important thing is not to think much, but to love much.”
“God withholds Himself from no one who perseveres.”
“For if the will has nothing to employ it and love has no present object with which to busy itself, the soul finds itself without either support or occupation, its solitude and aridity cause it great distress and its thoughts involve it in the severest conflict.”
Prayer to Redeem Lost Time by St. Teresa of Avila
O my God! Source of all mercy! I acknowledge Your sovereign power. While recalling the wasted years that are past, I believe that You, Lord, can in an instant turn this loss to gain. Miserable as I am, yet I firmly believe that You can do all things. Please restore to me the time lost, giving me Your grace, both now and in the future, that I may appear before You in “wedding garments.”
Amen.
