Many do not advance in Christian progress because they stick in penances and particular exercises, while they neglect the love of God, which is the end.
The most holy and important practice in the spiritual life is the presence of God – that is, every moment to take great pleasure that God is with you.
It is possible for us to live in the very sense of the Lord’s presence, under even the most difficult circumstances. If you and I are going to enjoy the peace of paradise during this life we must become accustomed to a familiar, humble, and very affectionate conversation with the Lord Jesus.
We ought to seek God’s assistance in our affairs just as they happen.
If I were to be responsible for guiding souls, I would urge everyone to be aware of God’s constant presence, if for no other reason than His presence is a delight to our souls and spirit.
Emptiness is that which frees us from religiosity and leads us to true spirituality.
It is enough for me to pick up but a straw from the ground for the love of God.
The greater perfection a soul aspires after, the more dependent it is upon Divine Grace.
I began to live as if there were no one save God and me in the world.
That we ought, once for all, heartily to put our whole trust in GOD, and make a total surrender of ourselves to Him, secure that He would not deceive us.
That there needed neither art nor science for going to GOD, but only a heart resolutely determined to apply itself to nothing but Him, or for His sake, and to love Him only.
The end we ought to propose to ourselves is to become, in this life, the most perfect worshipers of God we can possibly be, as we hope to be through all eternity.
Lord of all pots and pans and things make me a saint by getting meals and washing up the plates!
Prayer is nothing else than a sense of God’s presence.
Believe me, count as lost each day you have not used in loving God.
Loving God and loving one’s neighbor are really the same thing.
I cannot imagine how religious persons can live satisfied without the practice of the presence of GOD. For my part I keep myself retired with Him in the depth of centre of my soul as much as I can; and while I am so with Him I fear nothing; but the least turning from Him is insupportable.
If the vessel of our soul is still tossed with winds and storms, let us awake the Lord, who reposes in it, and He will quickly calm the sea.
It is not the greatness of the work which matters to God but the love with which it is done.
Let all our employment be to know God: the more one knows Him, the more one desires to know Him.