Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything. Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices. Christ has no body on earth now but yours; no hands but yours; no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which […]
I am lost in a fog of nothingness. I cannot seem to see or recognize or understand much of anything. I see faint lights scattered about me. Some are brighter than others, some less. One or three of them give off a little heat, but barely enough to feel the warmth. I stumble and trip […]
We offer you, Lord, a poor man’s gift. We offer you a poor man’s life. We’re poor and hungry; we’re naked and weak; we break easily, Lord, so handle us gently. The goods that we offer are gifts from you: our lives with all their freedom, our distracted minds, our often weak wills and failing […]
God, I have no defense. I am lonely and miserable— for no real reason. How can I spread your love when I don’t have it? How can I spread to others your joy when I am not joyful? Why? How? What must I do? Father, I’m […]
These Wave Are for me A Tempest. I shall perish, lost in an abysmal sea. Yet, For You, Like that night in Galilee, They are a lulling hush, A Cradle of Respite, Relief From the labors of arduous love. Exhaust […]
O God, early in the morning I cry to you. Help me to pray And to concentrate my thoughts on you: I cannot do this alone. In me there is darkness, But with you there is light; I am lonely, but you do not leave me; I am feeble in heart, but with you there […]
Take these hands and lift them up For I have not the strength to praise You near enough For I have nothing, I have nothing without You Take my voice and pour it out Let it sing the songs of mercy I have found For I have nothing, I have nothing without You All my […]
I must always remember that I can no more approach God than an infant can approach his mother. When the baby sees its mother several feet away, he tries to reach her by stretching out his tiny arms toward her. But it is Mom who goes the distance and makes the connection. In the same […]
For all that has been—Thanks. To all that shall be—Yes. To say Yes to life is at one and the same time to say Yes to oneself. Yes—even to the element in one which is most unwilling to let itself be transformed from a temptation into a strength. To be free, […]