“If you want faith, pray. If you want hope, pray. If you want kindness, pray. If you want poverty, pray. If you want obedience, pray. If you want integrity, pray. If you want humility, pray. If you want gentleness, pray. If you want strength, pray. If you want any virtue, pray. Like this: Always read the Book of Life, which is the life of the God-Man, Jesus Christ, who lived in poverty, pain, scorn, and true obedience. Don’t skim this book. Let it penetrate you while you read it. It’ll teach you everything you need to know, no matter your present circumstances. It will fill you with a burning fire that will be your greatest consolation. And the more you pray, the more you’ll be enlightened. As you pray, you’ll see God’s goodness more deeply. And the deeper and more excellent your spiritual eyesight, the more you’ll love. The more you love, the more joy you’ll take in all you see, and the greater your joy, the greater your understanding. Then you’ll reach the completeness of Light because you’ll understand you can’t understand anything at all.”
~St. Angela of Foligno
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