In giving oneself to God the heart does not lose its natural tenderness; on the contrary, its love grows deeper by becoming more pure and more Christ-*like.
HIST. D'UNE AME, CH. IX
There are souls for whom God's
mercy wearies not of waiting, and to
whom He gives His light only by degrees.
HIST. D'UNE AME, CH. X
When in the morning we feel no
courage, no energy for the practice of
virtue, this is a grace, this is the moment
to "lay the axe to the root of the tree."[1]
depending solely on Jesus. If we fall
all is retrieved by an act of love, and
Jesus smiles. He helps us without appearing
to do so, and the tears which
the wicked cause Him to shed are
dried by our poor feeble love.
II LETTER TO HER SISTER CÉLINE
We must practice the little virtues.
This is difficult sometimes, but the good
- ↑ Matt., iii, 10.
