PARADOXICAL

Patience is the companion of wisdom. Saint Augustine

Too late came I to love thee, O thou Beauty so ancient and so fresh, yea too late came I to love thee. And behold, thou wert within me, and I out of myself, where I made search for thee: I ugly rushed headlong upon those beautiful things thou hast made. Thou indeed wert with me; but I was not with thee: these beauties kept me far enough from thee: even those, which unless they were in thee, should not be at all. - St. Aug.

Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His Love and the future to His Providence. - St. Augustine.

the goodness of God is the highest prayer, and it cometh to the lowest part of our need - julian of norwich

“He who labours as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.” st bernard clairvaux

"There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful, than that of a continual conversation with God. Those only can comprehend it who practice and experience it." ... Brother Lawrence

When the path that God points out goes north and south, and our stubborn will leads us east and west, the consequence is a cross – of our own making.

We cultivate a very small field for Christ, but we love it, knowing that God does not require great achievements but a heart that holds back nothing for self. -- St. Rose Philippine Duchesne

If we are true disciples and followers of Christ, and if we continue to forgive, to love, to be kind, we will not get much from this world. - from a priest via Malou

We possess all that we need just for today. - from a priest via Malou

God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand, you have failed. - St. Augustine

Man may have discovered light that shines for a moment, bu it takes an almighty God to create light that shines for a lifetime.

The sorest afflictions never appear intolerable, but when we see them in the wrong light: when we see them in the hand of God, Who dispenses them; when we know that it is our loving Father who abases and distresses us; our sufferings will lose their bitterness and become even a matter of consolation. - Brother Lawrence

All the best transformations are accompanied by pain. Personal growth comes in spasms. Three steps forward, two steps back, and then a long plateau when nothing seems to happen. But it’s important to realize that this dormant period seems to precede a growth spurt.

God, when He gives, is supremely good. Nor less when He denies: Afflictions, from His sovereign hand, are blessings in disguise. – Bro. Lawrence

Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ. - St. John of the Cross

One person's faithfulness is another person's hope. HJMN

Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart. ~ Sarah Ban Breathnach

The most astonishing thing about miracles is that they happen.
G. K. Chesterton

I say that a man must be certain of his morality for the simple reason that he has to suffer for it.
G. K. Chesterton

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