As for me, I began to know Jesus as soon as I accepted Jesus as the truth; I found true peace when I actively sought his friendship; and above all I experienced joy, true joy, that stands above the vicissitudes of life, as soon as I tasted and experienced for myself the gift he came to bestow on us: eternal life.
–Carlo Carretto (1910-1988)
By our prayer we share the life of God. True prayer demands that we be more passive than active; it requires more silence than words, more adoration than study, more concentration than rushing about, more faith than reason. The highest state of prayer is to be children in the arms of Love: silent, loving, rejoicing.
–Carlo Carretto (1910-1988)
Don’t try to reach God with your understanding; that is impossible. Reach him in love; that is possible.
— Carlo Carretto (1910-1988)
Sin, which is a flight from God, is no fun.It gives no joy, fulfillment or peace, and constantly betrays us.
— Carlo Carretto (1910-1988)
It is essential to read and meditate on the scriptures. Christianity without the Bible is a contradiction in terms. Preaching not anchored in the scriptures is equally impossible. There is no true religious formation which is not based on the Gospel.
–Carlo Carretto (1910-1988)
