Pondering Tidbits of Truth is my simple and inadequate way of providing nuggets of spiritual wisdom for you to chew on from time to time.
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus
“This I know very well: although I should have on my soul all the crimes that could be committed, I would lose none of my confidence; rather, I would hasten, with my heart broken into pieces of sorrow, to cast myself into the arms of my Savior. I know how greatly He loved the prodigal son; I have marked His words to Mary Magdalen, to the adulterous woman, to the Samaritan. No, no one could make me afraid, because I know to whom to cling by reason of His love and His mercy. I know that all this multitude of offenses would disappear in the twinkling of an eye, as a drop of water cast into a roaring furnace.”
(From Interior Castle)
St. Francis of Paola
"I earnestly admonish you, therefore, my brothers, to
look after your spiritual well-being with judicious concern. Death is certain;
life is short and vanishes like smoke. Fix your minds, then, on the passion of
our Lord Jesus Christ. Inflamed with love for us, he came down from heaven to
redeem us. For our sake he endured every torment of body and soul and shrank
from no bodily pain. He himself gave us an example of perfect patience and
love. We, then, are to be patient in adversity."
(From Witness of the Saints: Patristic Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours)
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
"The Divine Heart is an ocean full of all good things,
wherein poor souls can cast all their needs; it is an ocean full of joy to
drown all our sadness, an ocean of humility to drown our folly, an ocean of
mercy to those in distress, an ocean of love in which to submerge our poverty."
(From The Autobiography of St. Margaret Mary)
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