Quote by Fr. John Julian

“I lack the Lord’s own gentleness of heart, for I see deliberate malice where he sees ignorance and weakness.”

— Anthony de Mello

“The eye fixed on Christ sees clearly, succumbing to neither pride nor inferiority, because it is not concerned with the self at all.”

— Andree Seu World Magazine

“You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but…

— St. Thérèse of Lisieux

“The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.”

— Anonymous

“Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”

— Maya Angelou

“Nearly always, so as to live at peace with ourselves, we disguise our own impotence and weakness as calculation and policy; it is our…

— Benjamin Constant

“I always have the feeling we are merely fearfully trying to save room for God; I would rather speak of God at the center…

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“If you aren't vigilant, if you aren't daily humbling yourself before Him, seeking His face, discerning His timing, operating under the Spirit's control, you…

— Charles R. Swindoll

“Although, dear Lord, I have no feeling of confidence in Thee, I know all the same that Thou art my God, that I am…

— St. Francis de Sales

“Do not fear the conflict, do not flee it. Where there is no struggle, there is no virtue; where faith and love are not…

— St. John of Kronstadt

“Work in me more profound and abiding repentance; Give me the fullness of godly grief, that trembles and fears, yet ever trust and loves,…

— Arthur Bennett

“As fallible humans, we usually slip too far over one edge or the other - all wrath and judgment or all grace and love.”

— Eric Wilson