Sacrifice and Suffering out of Love for God. The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved …More
Sacrifice and Suffering out of Love for God.
The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for the love of God in all things.--St. John of the Cross
'When it is all over you will not regret having suffered; rather you will regret having suffered so little, and suffered that little so badly.'--St. Sebastian Valfre
“One day, I saw two roads. One was broad, covered with sand and flowers, full of joy, music and all sorts of pleasures. People walked along it, dancing and enjoying themselves. They reached the end of the road without realizing it. And at the end of the road there was a horrible precipice; that is, the abyss of hell. The souls fell blindly into it; as they walked, so they fell. And there numbers were so great that it was impossible to count them. And I saw the other road, or rather, a path, for it was narrow and strewn with thorns and rocks; and the …More
The road is narrow. He who wishes to travel it more easily must cast off all things and use the cross as his cane. In other words, he must be truly resolved to suffer willingly for the love of God in all things.--St. John of the Cross
'When it is all over you will not regret having suffered; rather you will regret having suffered so little, and suffered that little so badly.'--St. Sebastian Valfre
“One day, I saw two roads. One was broad, covered with sand and flowers, full of joy, music and all sorts of pleasures. People walked along it, dancing and enjoying themselves. They reached the end of the road without realizing it. And at the end of the road there was a horrible precipice; that is, the abyss of hell. The souls fell blindly into it; as they walked, so they fell. And there numbers were so great that it was impossible to count them. And I saw the other road, or rather, a path, for it was narrow and strewn with thorns and rocks; and the …More
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Thank you for your beautiful message soundingjoy, and everyone else too. It is by suffering that one learns how to love. The more your love for Our Lord grows, so does the desire to console Him, and eventually like St. Therese you will not be able to suffer anymore, because all suffering will become sweet to you.