Let us reflect that we shall always do God's Will and He will do ours when we carry out that of our Superiors.

I have never come away from you without reflecting that the Spirit of God and His holy workings reside in you.

So, do not dwell any longer on what you are, but consider Our Lord close by you and within you, ready to put His hand to the work as soon as you call upon Him for help, and you will see that all will go well.

I am the only wretch who keeps on heaping new iniquities and abominations on myself. O Monsieur, how merciful God is to put up with me with so much patience and forbearance, and how weak and miserable I am to abuse his mercies so greatly!

That's what our Rules engage us to do, to help poor persons, our lords and masters.

We should take as a maxim never to be surprised at current difficulties, no more than at a passing breeze, because with a little patience we shall see them disappear. Time changes everything.

It is not light they need but strength, and strength permeates through the external balm of words and good example.