Lorelei

“But little or great, suffering accepted and offered to Our Lord produces peace and serenity. When it is not accepted, the soul is out of tune and its internal rebellion is shown externally in gloom or bad temper. We have to make a conscious decision to take up and carry the little Cross of every day with determination. Suffering can be sent to us by God to purify many things in our past life or to strengthen our virtues and to unite us to the sufferings of Christ our Redeemer, who, in his innocence, suffered the punishment due to our sins.”
― Francis Fernandez, In Conversation with God: Meditations for Each Day of the Year, Vol. 1: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany

“I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifices to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.”
― Thérèse de Lisieux

“I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors'defects--not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.”
― St. Therese of Lisieux, Story of a Soul (l'Histoire d'une Ame): The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux

“A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.”
― St. Thérèse de Lisieux