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  Word of God  
 
Come, follow me.
Jesus; Matthew 19:21
 


All that Jesus asks of us is to give ourselves to him
in all our poverty and nothingness.

 
St. Teresa of Calcutta, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Have no anxiety about anything.
Philippians 4:6
 


God wishes that we should serve him in peace
and contentment. Do all things with liberty of mind
and in the presence of God.

 
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, 17th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Follow me.
Jesus; Mark 2:14
 


God did not tell us to follow him
because he needed our help,
but because he knew that loving him would make us whole.

 
St. Irenaeus, 2nd century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
I come to do your will.
Hebrews 10:7
 


Through obedience we become infinitely powerful.

 
St. Maximilian Kolbe, 20th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Die to sin
and live to righteousness.
1 Peter 2:24
 


Above all,
the grace and gifts that Christ gives his beloved
is that of overcoming self.

 
St. Francis of Assisi, 13th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Every tree is known by its fruit.
Jesus; Luke 6:44
 


Those who profess to belong to Christ
will be known by what they do.

 
St. Ignatius of Antioch, 1st century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
Whoever loses his life for my sake
will save it.
Jesus; Luke 9:24
 


There is no other road to life and true inner peace
than the road of the cross and dying daily to ourselves.

 
'The Imitation of Christ'; Thomas a Kempis,15th century

 
 
  Word of God  
 
It is the Holy One who has called you.
1 Peter 2:2
 


Christianity is not an ideology,
it is a personal encounter with Christ.

 
St. John Paul II, 20th century

 

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