“How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?” Shakespeare
Patience
Lent
“(Lent) is a period of spiritual ‘combat’ which we must experience alongside Jesus, not with pride and presumption, but using the arms of faith: prayer, listening to the word of God and penance. In this way we will be able to celebrate Easter in truth, ready to renew the promises of our Baptism.”
-Pope Benedict XVI
Lent has begun!
Pleasing God
“I am happy to die because I have lived my life without wasting a minute on those things which do not please God.” Blessed Carlos Acutis
Focused on God’s plan?
Dreaming?
“If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don’t do it, and it won’t happen.” Joe Dimaggio
Making dreams reality
Old age
– Michelangelo