I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.

Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.

As God's beloved, I live in the bliss knowing that my soul is never separated from Him, for I learn to know Her in all that I see. God dissolved my mind-my separation. I cannot describe now my intimacy with Him.

However much we do to avoid them, we shall never lack crosses in this life if we are in the ranks of the Crucified.

What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?

Humility does not disturb or disquiet or agitate, however great it may be; it comes with peace, delight, and calm. . . . The pain of genuine humility doesn't agitate or afflict the soul; rather, this humility expands it and enables it to serve God more.

So dearly does His Majesty love us that He will reward our love for our neighbor by increasing the love which we bear to Himself, and that in a thousand ways.