“The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.” CS Lewis
Inspirational thoughts
The end in mind…
“When you enter the world everyone rejoiced and you cried. Live your life so when you die, everyone cries and you rejoice.” Author unknown
Prayer
“Prayer is, for me, an outburst from the heart; it is a simple glance darted upwards to Heaven; it is a cry of gratitude and of love in the midst of trial as in the midst of joy!” St. Therese of Lisieux
Holy Spirit
“How consoling it is to know that we have a spirit, who from the womb to the tomb, never leaves us even for an instant, not even when we dare to sin. And this heavenly spirit guides and protects us like a friend, a brother.” ~•~St. Padre Pio
Do you have your “spiritual caddy” close by on your daily rounds of life??
Always higher!
“Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggle increases.” – St. Rosa de Lima
Solitude
“Solitude sometimes is best society.” – Paradise Lost by John Milton
Immaculate Heart of Mary
“If you put all the love of the mothers into one heart it still would not equal the love of the Heart of Mary for her children.” – Saint Louis de Montfort
Sacred Heart
“Behold the Heart which has so loved men that it has spared nothing, even to exhausting and consuming Itself, in order to testify Its love … But what I feel most keenly is that it is hearts which are consecrated to Me, that treat Me thus. Therefore, I ask of you that the Friday after the Octave of Corpus Christi be set apart for a special Feast to honor My Heart, by communicating on that day, and making reparation to It by a solemn act, in order to make amends for the indignities which It has received during the time It has been exposed on the altars. I promise you that My Heart shall expand Itself to shed in abundance the influence of Its Divine Love upon those who shall thus honor It, and cause It to be honored.” Jesus to St. Mary Margaret Alacoque
Vulnerable…
“We need never be ashamed of our tears.” – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Holy Spirit
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”—Michelangelo
This is what the Holy Spirit is trying to do with each one of us…are you allowing him to chisel freely?