Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIf you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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Teach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.
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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.
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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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