Sister Emmanuel > Quotes

“All of her crosses brought her into communion with the redemptive love of Christ.”
― Sister Emmanuel, Maryam of Bethlehem: The Little Arab

“Whether we are believers or not, prayer is always on our heels.”
― Sister Emmanuel, Spiritual Warfare: The Express Lane to Union With God

“The love of the Lord burns so fiercely in the holy soul that it welcomes torment, suffering and pain no longer as misfortunes that they must flee, but, on the contrary, as welcomed and blessed tools that can be used for the sake of redemption.”
― Sister Emmanuel, Maryam of Bethlehem: The Little Arab

“To love is not sufficient. To love and to work, that is everything. To love is to plant the seed; to work is to germinate, grow, and bear the fruit.”
― Sister Emmanuel, Maryam of Bethlehem: The Little Arab

“Always be content, in spite of what you may have to suffer.”
― Sister Emmanuel, Maryam of Bethlehem: The Little Arab

“Always be content! The Lord, who is good, will send you all you need.” She explained to her, also, that in her life, she must welcome everything as coming from the hand of God and that she must give thanks for every detail of her life.”
― Sister Emmanuel, Maryam of Bethlehem: The Little Arab

“Humility,” says Maryam, “doesn’t get upset about anything; it is content with everything.”
― Sister Emmanuel, Maryam of Bethlehem: The Little Arab

“The Lord does not reproach you for having sinned, but for not having humbled yourself”
― Sister Emmanuel, Maryam of Bethlehem: The Little Arab

“Then, Jesus showed her Hell and said, “There are in Hell all kinds of virtues, but there is no humility. In Heaven, there are all kinds of faults, but no pride.”
― Sister Emmanuel, Maryam of Bethlehem: The Little Arab

“You occupy yourselves with many things, but the soul is the least of them.” By doing this, we delay our purification while God, on His part, gives us every opportunity we need on earth to be sufficiently pure to appear before Him. Saint John of the Cross tells us in essence that if we accept all the opportunities that God gives us on earth to purify ourselves,”
― Sister Emmanuel, Maryam of Bethlehem: The Little Arab