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“We believe that there will never be a moment in our lives in which we can rest in the supposition that there is nothing left to do. But we will not despair when we do not see the result we wanted to see. For in the midst of all our work, we keep hearing the words of the One sitting on the throne: “I am making the whole of creation new.”.”

“In solitude, we become aware that our worth is not the same as our usefulness.”

“Radical servant hood, as the encounter with the compassionate God, takes us beyond the distinction between wealth and poverty...Radical servant hood is not an enterprise in which we try to surround ourselves with as much misery as possible, but a joyful way of life in which our eyes are open to the vision of the true God who chose the way of servanthood to make himself known.”

“Jesus presents to us the great mystery of the descending way. It is the way of suffering, but also the way to healing. It is the way of humiliation, but also the way to the resurrection. It is a way of tears but of tears that turn into tears of joy. It is the way of hiddenness but also the way that leads to the light that will shine for all people.”