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Later on, when the way of perfection was opened out before me, I realised that in order to become a Saint one must suffer much, always seek the most perfect path, and forget oneself.
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understood that there are many degrees of holiness, that each soul is free to respond to the calls of Our Lord, to do much or little for His Love--in a word, to choose amongst the sacrifices He asks.
a soul in the state of grace has nothing to fear from the devil, who is a coward, and will even fly from the gaze of a little child.
"Time is thy barque, and not thy dwelling-place."
Father Arminjon on _The End of this World and the Mysteries of the World to Come._ While
When we yield to discouragement or despair, it is usually because we think too much about the past and the future.
"You are wrong to find fault with this thing and with that, or to try and make everyone see things as you see them. We desire to be 'as little children,' and little children do not know what is best: to them all seems right. Let us imitate their ways. Besides, there is no merit in doing what reason dictates."
