You need not cry very loud; he is nearer to us than we think. Topics: Suffering |
Many things are possible for the person who has hope. Even more is possible for the person who has faith. And still more is possible for the person who knows how to love. But everything is possible for the person who practices all three virtues. Topics: Virtue |
The end we ought to propose to ourselves is to become, in this life, the most perfect worshippers of God we can possibly be, as we hope to be through all eternity. Topics: Worship |
GOD will not permit that a soul which desires to be devoted entirely to Him should take other pleasures than with Him: that is more than reasonable. Topics: Worship |
Do not always scrupulously confine yourself to certain rules, or particular forms of devotion, but act with a general confidence in GOD, with love and humility. Topics: Worship |
God as we ought to worship Him. God is Spirit, so we must worship Him in spirit and truth, that is, by a humble and true adoration of spirit in the depth and centre of our souls. Topics: Worship |
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There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of a continual conversation with God. Topics: Worship, Prayer |
To worship God in truth is further to admit that we are entirely contrary to Him, and that He is willing to make us like Himself if we desire it. Who will be so imprudent as to turn himself away, even for a moment, from the reverence, love, service and continual adoration which we most justly owe Him? Topics: Worship |
To worship God in truth is to recognize Him for being who He is, and to recognize ourselves for what we are. Topics: Worship |