How truly blessed we shall be if at the price of even very great sacrifices we shall have made God known and loved by one more soul!

I live now in solitude and am able to use my time reflecting on the past and preparing for death. I cannot put away the thought of the Indians and in my ambition I fly to the Rockies.

Love aright and you will never be sad. Embrace God's will and you will be filled with joy and peace.

The dear Lord has favored us with a share of His cross. The greatest and undoubtedly the hardest to bear is the lack of success in our work here. If a saint had been in charge, all would have gone well.

Strength of character is certainly needed to face life in the world and to stand by right principles, especially in the age in which we live.

Learn to let others do their share of the work. Things may be done less well, but you will have more peace of soul and health of body. And what temporal interest should we not sacrifice in order to gain these blessings?

Strengthen in us, O God, the work You have begun in us.