St. Thomas From His Prison Cell

I will not mistrust Him, Meg, although I shall feel myself weakening and on the verge of being overcome with fear. I shall remember how St. Peter at a blast of wind began to sink because of his lack of faith, and I shall do as he did: call upon Christ and pray to Him for help. And then I trust He shall place His holy hand on me and in the stormy seas hold me up from drowning. - Saint Thomas More, from his prison cell

One Single Act Done With Aridity of Spirit is Worth More Than Many Done With Feelings of Devotion

One single act done with aridity of spirit is worth more than many done with feelings of devotion. - Saint Francis de Sales

Wrong is Always Wrong, Right is Always Right

Wrong is wrong even if everyone else is doing it, and right is right even if no one is doing it. - Saint Augustine

Blessed Are Those Who Make Good Use of Time

Oh how precious time is! Blessed are those who know how to make good use of it, because, on the day of judgment, all will have to render a strict account of it to the supreme Judge. Oh, if only all could understand how precious time is, undoubtedly everyone would do his best to spend it in a praiseworthy manner! Saint Padre Pio

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton & God's Will

Elizabeth Seton told her sisters, “The first end I propose in our daily work is to do the will of God; secondly, to do it in the manner he wills it; and thirdly, to do it because it is his will.”

Let The Waters Rise...If You Want Them To

I am willing to go where You want me to. God, I trust You. There’s a raging sea right in front of me, wants to pull me in, bring me to my knees. So, let the waters rise...if You want them to. I will follow You. I will swim in the deep because You’ll be next to me. You’re in the eye of the storm and the calm of the sea. You’re never out of reach. God, You know where I’ve been, You were there with me then. You were faithful before, You’ll be faithful again...I’m holding Your hand. I will follow You. God, Your love is enough. You will pull me through. I’m holding onto You. God, Your love is enough. I will follow You. I will follow You. - Mike’s Chair

Let Them Discourse of the Glory of Your Kingdom

...Let your faithful ones bless you. Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom and speak of your might.

You are the Song I Sing; I’ll do Anything for You

Lord, it’s hard to know You. I don’t always see Your plan...but holiness is calling me...so take me as I am. You are my everything, You are the song I sing; I’ll do anything for You. Teach me how to pray, to live a life of grace; I’ll go anywhere with You. Jesus, be my everything. Lord, I get so tired of the struggle within. I settle in complacency and I’m weighed down in my sin. So lead me past emotion, ‘cause they change with the wind. I want to be a true disciple and to daily choose Your hand. - Matt Maher

The Lord Will Guard Your Life

The Lord will guard you from all harm; the Lord will guard your life. The Lord will guard your coming and your going both now and for ever. - Psalm 121

If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh; for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you would. But if you are led by the Spirit you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are plain: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party spirit, envy,* drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us have no self-conceit, no provoking of one another, no envy of one another. - Galatians 5:16-26

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