In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God..

In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed..

Do not let your "eye" be drawn by the false "beacon lamps" -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, ….

Whoever does not seek the cross of Christ doesn't seek the glory of Christ..

In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved..

Silence is God's first language..

If you do not learn to deny yourself, you can make no progress in perfection..

Where there is no love, pour love in, and you will draw love out..

It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others..

He who loves is not ashamed before men of what he does for God, neither does he hide it through shame though the whole world should condemn it..

Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not….

Seek in reading and you will find in meditation; knock in prayer and it will be opened to you in contemplation..

Never give up prayer, and should you find dryness and difficulty, persevere in it for this very reason. God often desires to see what love your soul ….

God leads every soul by a separate path..

Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved. The soul that is attached to anything, how….

A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts….

He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good..

Have a great love for those who contradict and fail to love you, for in this way love is begotten in a heart that has no love..

Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing..

In the inner stillness where meditation leads, the Spirit secretly anoints the soul and heals our deepest wounds..

To love is to be transformed into what we love. To love God is therefore to be transformed into God..