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| To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. |
| Psalm 25:1 |
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Love God, serve God.
Everything is in that.
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St. Clare of Assisi, 13th century
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| The love of Christ impels us. |
| 2 Corinthians 5:14 |
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Be sure that you preach by the way you live.
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St. Charles Borromeo, 16th century
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Let us persevere
in running the race
that lies before us. |
| Hebrews 12:1 |
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Out of trials spring love for God.
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St. Teresa of Avila, 16th century
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In the Lord
my soul shall make its boast. |
| Psalm 34:3 |
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Let us despise what is earthly;
let us leave behind what is temporal
and purchase what is eternal.
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St. Gregory the Great, 6th century
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| I come to do your will. |
| Hebrews 10:7 |
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These words help us understand the great lesson
that the whole of Jesus’ life offered.
That is, that the most important thing to do
is to fulfill not our own will, but the will of the Father.
It means being able to say “no” to ourselves
in order to say “yes” to him.
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Chiara Lubich; FocolareMovement, 20th century
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| Fear him, do not sin. |
| Psalm 4:4 |
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Let your one worry be
that you never fall away from God’s grace
and that you try to please him alone,
always and everywhere.
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St. Robert Bellarmine, 17th century
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| Glorify the Lord generously. |
| Ecclesiastes 35:8 |
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We must give God what we have generously
and with joy.
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St Elizabeth of Hungary, 13th century
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Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Praise the Lord!
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| Psalm 104:35 |
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If you desire to praise God, then live what you express.
Live good lives, and you yourselves will be his praise.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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