Inspirational thoughts

“The man who fears to be alone will never be anything but lonely, no matter how much he may surround himself with people. But the man who learns, in solitude and recollection, to be at peace with his own loneliness, and to prefer its reality to the illusion of merely natural companionship, comes to know the invisible companionship of God.” Thomas Merton

”A thinker reverses roles and sees the perspectives of others.”

“What will be the crown of those who, humble within and humiliated without, have imitated the humility of our Saviour in all its fullness!”  St. Bernadette

”The greatest obstacle in the apostolate of the Church is the timidity or rather the cowardice of the faithful.”

”It’s easier to have faith in yourself if you have faith in God.”

“You can’t go to Heaven hating somebody. Forgive now. Be compassionate now. Be patient now. Be grateful now. Love Jesus and Mary now. Accept God’s will now.” Mother Angelica

“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” Coach John Wooden

“Do you think that there can be anything greater than to bring Jesus to people and people to Jesus?” St. John Paul II

“We must be content to live without watching ourselves live, to work without expecting any immediate reward, to love without an instantaneous satisfaction, and to exist without any special recognition.” Thomas Merton

“The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we only love the reflection of ourselves we find in them.” Thomas Merton