It is Jesus who does everything in me...God has deigned to fill my little hand as often as necessary, to nourish the souls of my sisters.
-St. Therese of Liseux
April 2
So we are always confident, even though we know that while we are at home in the body; we are away from the Lord--for we walk by faith--not by sight.
-2 Cor 5:6
April3
A thankful spirit heals with a word spoken, and turns all that touches into happiness.
-William Law
April4
To believe is to see.
-Eric Gill
April5
Let us be more mindful of the little things, even as it reminds us of the big picture, allowing us a glimpse of who we can be when we remember to love.
-Kathleen Norris
April6
One must do all one can do for everybody, expecting no return save from God only.
-St. John Vianney
April 7
We await the final outcome of events, remembering who it is who plows the earth of our souls.
-St. John Chrysostom
April8
When we sin and mess up our lives, we find that God does not go off and leave us--God enters into our troubles and saves us.
-Eugene Peterson
April 9
Dear Lord, give me the grace to remember that you are ready to embrace me, if I am willing to take one step toward you.
-John Cowan
April 10
"Let any one who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. As the scripture has said, 'Out of the believer's heart shall flow rivers of living waters.'"
-John 7:37:38
April 11
The most helpful thing I have learned in my bitter suffering is to unite myself with Christ on the cross, who unites himself with me on my cross.
-Rev. Jim Willing
April 12
Success is not found in what you have achieved but rather in who you have become.
-Author Unknown
April13
Humility is the key to every treasure.
St. Mary Euphasia Pelletier
April14
Aim high and consider yourself capable of greater things.
-Elbert Hubbard
April 15
Time is too slow for those who wait;
Too swift for those who fear;
Too long for those who grieve;
Too short for those who rejoice.
But for those who love--
Time is eternity.
-Henry Van Dyke
April 16
Never have I heard Jesus speak, but I feel him within meat each moment guiding and inspiring me with what I must say and do.
-St. Therese of Liseux
April17
I believe that God gives us all the strength we need to help us to resist in all times of distress. But it is never given in advance, lest we should rely on ourselves and not on God alone.
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
April18
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; They are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
-Marcel Proust
April 19
Sorry looks BACK
Worried looks AROUND
Faith looks UP
-Author Unknown
April 20
What we cannot comprehend by analysis, we become aware of in awe.
-Abraham Joshua Heschel
April 21
"I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in the darkness...I came not to judge the world, but to save it."
-John 12:46-47
April 22
If we are peaceful, if we are happy, we can blossom like a flower, and everyone in our family, our entire society, will benefit from our peace.
-Thich Nhat Hanh
April 23
Where love is concerned, even too much is not enough.
-Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
April 24
To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.
-Bernadette Devlin
April25
I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us.
-Romans 8:18
April26
But what I really want is to let my heart melt like wax...I want my softened soul to be remolded, taking on the loving ways of God.
-Esther Armstrong & DaleStitt
April 27
Be hospitable to one another without complaining. As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied grace.
-1 Peter 4:9-10
April 28
There is only one thing pain is good for. It teaches you to love.
-Joey Goldfarb
April 29
All Jesus' teachings seems to hinge on this singular truth concerning the nature of life: It is all right. Do not worry about tomorrow. I have come that you might have life abundantly.
-Wayne Muller
April 30
Faith in its humility restores us to our only dignity, the courage to live by grace.
Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God and, trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father's house. I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for your will come back and take you with me so that you may be where I am going.
