“Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your

“Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way;

“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭26‬:‭3‬ ‭ When our minds are fixed on

“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭23‬:‭1‬ We experience peace in our souls when we surrender our wants, desires, longings, and cravings

“It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives

By Thomas Merton When in the soul of the serene discipleWith no more Fathers to imitatePoverty is a success,It is a small thing to say

“Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ Jesus

“I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love,