All things pass... Patience attains all it strives for.

A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds.

The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.

All things pass... Patience attains all it strives for.

Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.

We may think it humility not to realize that the Lord is bestowing gifts upon us. Let us understand very, very clearly, how this matter stands. God gives us these gifts for no merit of ours. Let us be grateful to His Majesty for them, for, unless we recognize that we are receiving them, we shall not be aroused to love Him. And it is a most certain thing that, if we remember all the time that we are poor, the richer we find ourselves, the greater will be the profit that comes to us and the more genuine our humility.

We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.