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| [Once] when I saw how much my confessor was to suffer
because of this work which God was going to carry out through him,
fear seized me for the moment, and I said to the Lord, "Jesus,
this is your affair, so why are You acting this toward him? It seems
to me that You are making difficulties for him while at the same time
ordering him to act." Write that by day and
by night My gaze is fixed on him, and I permit these adversities in
order to increase his merit. I do not reward for good results but for
the patience and hardship undergone for My sake. (86) |
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| (Advice of the Rev. Dr. Sopocko) If the things you are telling me
really come from God, prepare your soul for great suffering. You will
encounter disapproval and persecution. They will look upon you as a
hysteric and an eccentric, but the Lord will lavish His graces upon
you. True works of God always meet opposition and are marked by
suffering. If God wants to accomplish something, sooner or later he
will do so in spite of the difficulties. Your part, in the meantime,
is to arm yourself with great patience. (270) |
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| I have learned that the greatest power is
hidden in patience. I see that patience always leads to
victory, although not immediately; but that victory will
become manifest after many years. Patience is linked to
meekness. (1514) |
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| O my Jesus, I now understand that if You
demand something from a soul, You also inspire the
superiors to allow us to fulfil Your demands, even
though it sometimes happens that we do not receive
permission at once, and our patience is then put to the
test... (1568) |