O abyss! O eternal Godhead! O deep sea! What more could you have given me than the gift of your very self?
St. Catherine of SienaYou must believe in truth that whatever God gives or permits is for your salvation.
St. Catherine of SienaHe has never left you.It is justthat your soul is so vastthat just likethe earth in its innocence,it may think,"I do not feel my lover's warmthagainst my face rightnow."But look, dear,is not the sun reaching down its armsand always holding a continentin its light?God cannot leave us.It is just that our soul is so vast,we do not always feel His lipsupon theveil.
St. Catherine of Siena