Words of Balm

"Without the Cross there would be many more faithful in the world; but would these be loving souls? For all eternity He wants to be able to thank us for having chosen Him, in sacrifice, for having shared His Cross with Him. When He gives us something to suffer, said little Therese, it is because He wants a gift from us. What gift? A smile on the Cross. He begs for our love, proven by suffering, in order to be able to say, 'It is you who remained with me in the trial.'" ~Fr, Jean C.J. d'Elbee, I Believe in Love

"Shall we accept good from the Lord and not trouble?... "Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines… and the fields yield no food… yet I will rejoice in the Lord" (Hab. 3:17-18).

“And [Samuel] said, ‘It is the Lord; let Him do what seems good to Him’” (1 Sam. 3:18)