“Look for yourself and you will find loneliness and despair. But look for Christ and you will find Him and everything else.” CS Lewis
Inspirational thoughts
Humility
“Nothing appeases an enraged elephant so much as the sight of a little lamb.” -St. Francis de Sales
Misery loves company
“Readers are advised to remember that the devil is a liar.” – C. S. Lewis
Boasting too much?
“God hates those who praise themselves.” St. Clement of Rome
Sweet friendships
“What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!” St. Teresa of Avila
Accepting your imperfections…
“This is the way of perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.” -St. Augustine
Choices…
“Every time you make a choice, you are turning the central part of you, the part of you that chooses, into something a little different from what it was before…all your life long you are turning this central thing either into a heavenly creature or into a hellish creature.” CS Lewis
The Saints are our friends!
“I believe the Blessed in heaven have great compassion for our miseries. They remember that when they were weak and mortal like us, they committed the same faults themselves and went through the same struggles, and their fraternal tenderness becomes still greater than it ever was on earth. It’s on account of this that they never stop watching over us and praying for us.” St. Therese of Lisieux
Praying to the saints is simply asking the best friends of Jesus to intercede for you…they are up there with him!
Serving Jesus in others
“ 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.” St. Teresa of Avila
Courage is key!
“To have courage for whatever comes in life — everything lies in that.” St. Teresa of Avila