“Believe that He loves you. He wants to help you Himself in the struggles which you must undergo. Believe in His Love, in His exceeding love.” St. Elizabeth of the Trinity
Inspirational thoughts
Go to Jesus!
“God dwells in our midst, in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar.” St. Maximillian Kolbe
Soaring?
“If we insist on being as sure as is conceivable, we must be content to creep along the ground, and never soar.” St. John Henry Cardinal Newman
Gratitude for Christmas
“We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice.” St. Paul VI
Kindness
“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” – The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
St. Joseph
“I have never known a person to have been truly devoted to St. Joseph and to have rendered him special honor without seeing him advance rapidly in virtue; because the holy patriarch assists with special care those who recommend themselves to him … should the reader not believe my words, I only ask him for the love of God to make a trial and he will experience for himself what a grace it is to recommend oneself to this glorious patriarch.” St. Teresa of Avila
The sun will rise…
“Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.” Victor Hugo
Reaching out?
“You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” – Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
Confidence in God
“When we place our dependence in God, we are unencumbered, and we have no worry. In fact, we may even be reckless, insofar as our part in the production is concerned. This confidence, this sureness of action, is both contagious and an aid to the perfect action. The rest is in the hands of God – and this is the same God, gentlemen, who has won all His battles up to now.” Vince Lombardi
Preach and defend the truth…with charity
“We must not mind insulting men, if by respecting them we offend God.”
Saint John Chrysostom