God is so good…
God is so good that he never ceases to work in our hearts to draw us out of ourselves, out of vain and perishable things, so that we can receive his grace and give ourselves wholly to him.
–Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641)
To be little…
To be little in his sight is not enough; we must be nothing– this is the foundation upon which he would build… The greater our annihilation, the loftier the building he erects thereon.
–Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641)
The more completely…
The more completely I am stripped of all sentiment, all relish, all repose in God, the more do I seem to gain strength and peace of soul, and the more clearly do I see that there is nothing to lean upon but God alone, purely and simply.
–Saint Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641)
Pray by enduring…
You adore Him better by your silence them by your speeches. If you are incapable of anything whatever, then suffer. If you cannot pray by effort, then you will pray by endurance.
–Saint Jane Francis de Chantal (1572-1641)
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