And if the years vanish in their course, they are still only successions of days that pass right through us as we pass through them in order to seek constantly what You have to show us... to remain constantly in… — Adrienne von Speyr Copy Share Image
When the Son on the Cross promises paradise in his company to the good thief, when he promises the future feast in Heaven to the Apostles, when he speaks of the kingdom of the Father, he is always pointing toward eternity. However brief and close to the earth his words sound, they echo throughout infinite eternity and permeate the faith… — Adrienne von Speyr Copy Share
Her [Mary's] motherhood extends beyond view. In the will of the Son, she becomes at once mother and maid: sheltering him, but sheltered in him, forming him, but formed by him ... When she pronounces the words: 'Be it done to me according to thy word', the Mother conceives the mystery from the Trinity, in order to give it to… — Adrienne von Speyr Copy Share
The first step in learning to love others is the attempt to understand them. — Adrienne von Speyr Copy Share Image
Christian love means two things at once: to recognize the Lord in one's neighbor and to recognize one's neighbor in the Lord. — Adrienne von Speyr Copy Share Image
And if the years vanish in their course, they are still only successions of days that pass right through us as we pass through… — Adrienne von Speyr Copy Share Image
