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

He will never let the trial surpass the strength He gives you, and at the very moment you think yourself overwhelmed by sorrow, He will lift you up and give you peace.

Those who desire only the good pleasure of God abide in peace even in the midst of failure, for God has not told us that He requires success of us.

How very beautiful and consoling our faith is! For the little work we do here on earth it promises in return all the joys of assured happiness.

If only I could be hidden in a corner, so as not to be tempted to worry about things that are not really my business.

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

If humility is always desirable, generous humility is still more so.