Millena

“Blessed is the one who fears the Lord as much as men in a court fear the judge. Blessed is the one who is as eager with sincere zeal as a well-trained servant is to his lord. Blessed is the one who is as jealous for the virtues as those husbands who keep vigil on account of jealousy over their wives. Blessed is the one who is present in prayer before the Lord as the servants are present before the king. Blessed is the one who untiringly seeks to please the Lord as others attempt to please men.”
― John Climacus, The Ladder of Divine Ascent

“one of the hardest things to admit is that we weren’t loved when we needed it most. It’s a terrible feeling, the pain of not being loved.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.”
― Margaret Atwood, The Penelopiad

“Anyone who tries to fit the Truth of God into a form comprehensible to men’s minds must bend it, maim it, and ultimately destroy it. We cannot shrink the truth to fit our ignorance, and anyone who tries to apply rigorous logic to the gospel of Christ ends up with nothing. “We preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness” (1 Corinthians 1:23).”
― David R. Smith, Mary, Worthy of All Praise: Reflections on the Virgin Mary