Lent is Love

The rising of devotion in an ordinary soul is like the dawning of a new day. Darkness is not driven away immediately. Light comes in small increments moment by moment. The saying is that a slow cure is best. Sicknesses of the soul are like those of the body. They come galloping in on horseback, but depart slowly on foot.

Purging the soul is a lifetime effort. There is no reason to be upset by our imperfections. Perfection is nothing more than fighting against them. How can we resist them unless we see them? How can we overcome them unless we face them?

     Francis De Sales

Genuinely loving people, are, by definition, growing people….the path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning.

     M. Scott Peck

God's presence and activity are beyond our ability to comprehend. We can accept them with faith. We can be deeply thankful for them. But there is no way we can grasp them, describe them and explain them. The closer we are to God, the less we know about God.

     Macarius

There are two reasons for loving God. First, there is no one more worthy of your love. Second, no one can return more in response to your love.

     Bernard of Clairvaux

When God comes into our midst, it is to upset the status quo.

     Kathleen Norris

How gently and lovingly you wake in my heart, where in secret you dwell alone, and in your sweet breathing, filled with good and glory, how tenderly you swell my heart with love.

     John of the Cross