“Sacred friendship uses plain, sincere language and it praises nothing but virtue and God’s grace, the only foundation on which friendships rests.” St. Francis de Sales
Finally, as one Systems Designer to another….
I would never want any prayer that would not make the virtues grow within me. –St. Teresa of Avila
Do you pray for growth in that particular virtue that is preventing you from being more Christ-like?
“The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become – because He made us. He invented us. He invented all the different people that you and I were intended to be. . .It is when I turn to Christ, when I give up myself to His personality, that I first begin to have a real personality of my own.”
― C.S. Lewis
“When you gossip about a person it means that you have removed the person from your heart. But be aware, when you remove a man from your heart, Jesus also goes away from your heart with that man.”St. Padre Pio
“Let go of your plans. The first hour of your morning belongs to God. Tackle the day’s work that he charges you with, and he will give you the power to accomplish it.” –St. Edith Stein
Create a prayer corner in your home and make that the place where you begin your day with Jesus.