Quiet Moment

God no more takes his eyes off of us than does a mother take them off her child who is just starting to walk. — St. John Vianney

The more we pray for someone, the more the blessing rests on him, for no prayer made in faith remains unanswered, even if the manner of its answering is hidden from us. — Gertrude the Great

You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you: Only to do justice and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God. — Micah 6:8

There is a terrible hunger for love. We all experience that in our lives — the pain, the loneliness. We must have the courage to recognize it. The poor you may have right in your own family. Find them. Love them. — Teresa of Kolkata

God wishes to be asked, he wishes to be forced, he wishes, in a certain manner, to be overcome by our prayer. — Gregory the Great

A good life makes a man wise according to God, and expert in many things. The more humble a man is in himself, and more subject to God, the more wise will he be in all things, and the more at peace. — Thomas à Kempis

Our perfection does not consist of doing extraordinary things but to do the ordinary well. — St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows

Remember to keep in mind that all the past is nothing and that every day we should say with David, “Now I begin to love my God.” — St. Francis de Sales

Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus. — 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Divine love so penetrated and filled the soul of Mary that no part of her was left untouched, so that she loved with her whole heart, with her whole soul, and her whole strength, and was full of grace. — St. Bernard of Clairvaux