Eric

“Jesus doesn't rob you of being YOU. You don't somehow become less than yourself because Jesus' presence is larger in you. It's just the opposite; the more you surrender to Him, the more you become who the Father always intended you to be.”
― Rolland Baker, Reckless Devotion: 365 Days into the Heart of Radical Love

“Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God's heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips, but with your heart. In fact on certain occasions you should only speak to Him with your heart.”
― Padre Pio, Padre Pio: In My Own Words

“My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future to Your providence.”
― St. Padre Pio

“Silvester, being satisfied, returned home; but in the evening of the same day he reflected on his avarice, and on the holiness and the fervour of St Francis. That night also he saw St Francis in a vision, and it seemed to him as if a golden cross came out of his mouth, which reached up to heaven and extended to the extreme east and west. After this vision he gave all he possessed to the poor, for the love of God, and made himself a Brother Minor. He became so holy, and was favoured with such special graces, that he spake with the Lord as a friend speaks with a friend, of which St Francis was often a witness, as we shall see further on.”
― Francis of Assisi, The Little Flowers Of Saint Francis Of Assisi