The last will be first and the first will be last (Mt 19:30)
Whatever you did not do to the least of these, you did not do for me (Mt 25:40)
Hungry/thirsty=spiritual longings, stranger=lonely, naked=broken/incapable, ill=elderly/suffering, imprisoned=addicted/bound by sin. (Mt 25:31)
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life, he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will not thirst. (Jn 6:35)
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. (Lk 6:37-38)
There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who do not need to repent. (Lk 15:7)
If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. (Lk 9:23)
He must increase, but I must decrease (Jn 3:30)
Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. (Jn 6:68)
The Lord is my light and my salvation; of whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27)
In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths. (Proverbs 3:6)
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. (Proverbs 4:6)
Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. (Ph 4:8)
If I give away everything I own, & if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.
The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord. (Job 1:21)
I do believe, help my unbelief! (Mk 9:24)
You are the potter; I am the clay. (Isaiah 64:8)
I live for an audience of one.
Overlook offenses & look for ways to affirm. Like God does for you.
God is always calling our potential rather than focusing on ways we’ve fallen short.
Whom shall I send? Who will go for me? To the ends of the earth, who will rise up for the King? Here am I. Send me!
Constantly seek and recognize signs of love.
Do small things with great love (Mother Teresa)
Capre Aeterunm (eternity) instead of Carpe Diem.
Waiting purifies, silence magnifies.
One can be good without God, but we are all called to be holy!
Holy Spirit, let this earth and vessel burst from the power of the light within.
The God who brought us to this moment will not abandon us in this moment. I will trust in Him.
Trust isn’t trust if I think I must understand “why?” first.
When called, instead of asking why, ask who. God is in control every day – not our plans.
The world is my ship, not my home.
Prayer is the soul’s breath.
Determining God’s will and/or your vocation… be available and be willing to try. Like Simon casting net. Failure is normal Be not afraid – trust.
If we truly recognize all comes from God and we’ve surrendered all to Him, then we have nothing to lose.
Faith must result in charity, otherwise it is not true faith at all.
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less. (C.S. Lewis)
There is no progress in the spiritual life without humiliation.
The most important miracle that takes place today is that of interior transformation. When a person hears God speak, responds to that Word, and allows Him to change their life, this is among the most important miracles of grace that we could ever encounter.
Prayer doesn’t help with our relationship with God; prayer IS our relationship with God.
Be holy, but moreover, live holy.
I am constantly being guided, sometimes reluctantly, to a deeper and more generous love. (Terri Mifek)
I shall not die in my sins if I rise up in daily repentance. Instead, I shall live forever through the true, pure attitudes of remorse I feel toward God.
A single act of humility is worth more than the proud exhibition of any virtue. (Sr. Frances Xavier Cabrini)
To repent is not to look downwards at my own shortcomings, but upwards at God’s love, it is not to look backwards with self-reproach but forward with trustfulness, it is to see not what I have failed to be, but what by the grace of Christ, I might yet become. (St. John Climacus)
The four typical substitutes for God are wealth, pleasure, power, and honor. (Thomas Aquinas)
God, I'm still counting my blessings. All that you've done in my life. The more that I look in the details, the more of your goodness I find. (Seph Schlueter)
We do not rise the level of our expectation; we fall to the level of our training. (Archilochus) Be prepared and do the work, now.
You have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in You. (St. Augustine)