“I love with all my heart those whom I see… and at the same time, I think: If I, a mortal… can love them so much, how much more must God love them – God Who created them and Whose children they are. In other words, He is the first to care for them. He knows why they are sick. He knows what effect their sickness will have on their Soul. He knows the reason for all things. I can neither judge nor fathom any further, so this is what I do. I take this sick person in my heart. I make a fervent Prayer with all my love, and I place him at the Feet of Christ… I say, “My Lord, give him Your Pardon, give him Your Mercy, give him Your Light, give him Health of body and Soul. Make Your will manifest itself in his life.”… So, I say this Prayer and I leave the ailing person in the Hands of God… After I have done that, the Joy of God remains unaltered in my heart. I cannot weep over this person’s condition… My heart will be filled with compassion… This compassion will lead me to Prayer! Prayer will be as a union with God… to work His Miracles. God wants us to have love in this world – truly, He wants a human Soul to love in unison with Him… There is no greater energy than that of Prayer. Prayer is God’s energy.”
“Never ask: ‘Why has this happened to me’? When you see somebody suffering from gangrene or cancer or blindness, never say: ‘Why has this happened to him’? Instead, Pray God to grant you the vision of the other shore… Then, like the Angels, you will be able to see things as they really are: Everything in God’s plan. Everything.”
“If you do not get rid of “No” and “Tomorrow” from your life, you will never get to where the Lord wants you, Who grants you everything. He will give you the bodily strength when you answer “Yes” and “Now”. The Prophets, the Angels and the Saints all said, “Behold here I am… Let it be according to Your word.””
“Love is always on the Cross. Because Christ is on the Cross.”
“If you do not come to the brink of despair, you can not see the Light.”
“The Lord allows those who love Him to be tested, first, so that their faith in Him may grow stronger, and second, to set an example for those around.”
“It is not what we say, but what we live. It is not what we do, but what we are.”
“Many times what God expects from us is the intention rather than the act itself. Our readiness to follow His Commandment is enough for Him.”
“A Christian must have reverence for the Mystery of Existence in everyone and everything.”
“Never wish for anything but the Will of God and accept with love any trials that may come your way.”
“When we must be helped, God will send someone to us. We are all fellow-travellers.”
“Do not deny others the crumbs falling off your table from the Bread of Life which is given to you whole by the Lord. So many hunger and thirst for Love, like Lazarus who fed on the crumbs falling off the table of the rich man.”
“Experience has taught me that no one can help anyone, no matter how strong his wish and love may be. Help comes only in the Hour of God, from the One.”
“Like Simon of Cyrene, we must be always ready to rush to the help of our fellow-man.”
“Three things are needful. First Love, Second Love, Third Love.”
“Illness always comes along with spiritual experiences to a person who is in a position to grasp them.”
“When I want to feel sorry for somebody, do you know what cheers me up? I say, “I love him that much; God loves him ten thousand times more. He will be fine!””
“We all help ourselves in helping others. Some indirectly, some directly.”
“Whenever we are in great pain, we should not forget the great honour that the Lord is doing us in letting us share in His Crown of Thorns.”
“The fridge of the faithful should be almost empty.”
“I hope you are always in a position for God to use you in His work.”
“We should not be proud because we supposedly help people. We don’t help anybody. He is the Helper, He is the Guide, if we adhere to Him and He guides us.”
“I wish that God grant you His Grace, His Power and His Love, so that you may be near to those who are in need and who seek Him.”
“By saying ‘no’ and by refusing, we forfeit our purpose.”
“The most essential act of Philanthropy is to speak well of our fellow-men.”
“Do what you must do, and God will do what He must do.”
“In our lives, if we look carefully, we will see that we learn lessons both from positive things and negative. Whoever we find ourselves with, even within just a few moments.”
“Looking after is one thing and love another.”
“When God wants to help someone, He can create “children of Abraham” from these stones. If it wasn’t you, it would be somebody else. You were the impersonal delegate of God. Woe betide you if you think one day that this someone should owe gratitude to you! If he comes and thanks you, say that you ought to thank God, because He would undoubtedly have sent somebody anyway to help them. He sent you, consequently you ought to thank him, and be grateful to God for sending you.”
“The Lord allows those who love Him to be tested, first, so that their faith in Him may grow stronger, and second, to set an example for those around.”
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