Lord, how Thou dost afflict Thy lovers!

“O infinite goodness of my God! It is thus that I seem to see both myself and Thee. O Joy of the angels, how…

— Santa Teresa de Jesús

No sickness worse than imagining thyself to be perfect can afflict thy soul.

— Rumi

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars brought nothing about; Thy lovers were all untrue. 'Tis…

— John Dryden

Thou sodden-witted lord! thou hast no more brain than I have in mine elbows.

— William Shakespeare

Lord, thou madest us for thyself, and we can find no rest till we find rest in thee.

— Saint Augustine

O Lord, Thou knowest that which is best for us; let this or that be done, as Thou shalt please. Give what Thou wilt,…

— Thomas a Kempis

I thank Thee, O Lord, that Thou hast so set eternity within my heart that no earthly thing can ever satisfy me wholly.

— John Baillie

“Give, O Lord, what Thou commandest, and then command what Thou wilt.”

— Augustine of Hippo

And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee…

— Bible

Lord! Thou art with Thy people still; they see Thee in the night-watches, and their hearts burn within them as Thou talkest with them…

— George Eliot

Lord, if Thou knowest that I shall find, on leaving the house, even through obedience, an occasion of offending Thee, I conjure Thee to…

— Alphonsus Rodriguez

Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me…

— Saint Ambrose

O LORD, THOU HAST GUARDED ME AS A CHILD,THOU HAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME THE LOVE OF THIS WORLD, THOU HAST GIVEN ME THE…

— Anonymous

“There is room in heaven for a vast multitude, yea, room enough for all mankind that are or ever shall be; Luke xiv. 22,…

— Jonathan Edwards

“O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. . .thou understandest my thought afar off.”

— Dana Rongione