Reuben

“Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope
I no longer strive to strive towards such things
(Why should the aged eagle stretch its wings?)
Why should I mourn
The vanished power of the usual reign?”
― T.S. Eliot, Ash Wednesday

“If a man wishes to be sure of the road he treads on, he must close his eyes and walk in the dark.”
― St. John of the Cross

“At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love" (CCC 1022; by St. John of the Cross)”
― St. John of the Cross

“Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody's business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.”
― Thomas Merton