Quote for the Night

[whiterockdove]

You picked my absolute favorite from proverbs!
I try love that chapter and those verses leading  up to and including verse 30
 

[whiterockdove]

'When you sit down to eat, pray. When you eat bread, do so thanking Him for being so generous to you. If you drink wine, be mindful of Him who has given it to you for your pleasure and as a relief in sickness. When you dress, thank Him for His kindness in providing you with clothes. When you look at the sky and the beauty of the stars, throw yourself at God's feet and adore Him who in His wisdom has arranged things in this way. Similarly, when the sun goes down and when it rises, when you are asleep or awake, give thanks to God, who created and arranged all things for your benefit, to have you know, love and praise their Creator.'

St. Basil the Great

Beautiful!

[Shin]

'For we are the children of the saints, and look for that life which God will give to those that never change their faith from him.'

Tobias 2:18

[Shin]

'This is the thought He wishes me to dwell upon:
"The cross do I glory to bear,
And love to it leadeth me e'er;
Love divine my entire being doth own,
And for me, love sufficeth alone."'

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

[Shin]

'The path of virtue is painful to nature when left to itself; but nature, assisted by grace, finds it easy and agreeable.'

Ven. Louis de Granada

[Shin]

'He who divides his time between physical work and prayer subdues his body by labor and moderates its disorderly demands; and since his soul, working together with the body, at last longs for a rest, it disposes it to prayer, as to something easier, and brings it to the work of prayer with fresh strength and zeal. For the soul finds comfort in a change of occupation and in passing from one thing to another, whereas it gets bored when occupied for long with the same thing. It becomes weary of monotony, but welcomes variety of occupations. It seems to it that, by abandoning one occupation, it is freed of all hardship, and so it comes to another with fresh strength, as though it were only now starting work.'

St. Nilus of Sinai

[CyrilSebastian]

              In The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 20 Verse 24 states:     
                        Man's steps are from the Lord;       
                   how, then, can a man understand his way?

[CyrilSebastian]

           Matthew 7:14     
                      For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life,     
                                         and those who find it are few.     
     
       

[Shin]

Lord guide thy little sheep home!

Address of Ruth to Naomi

Entreat me not to leave thee,
Or to return from following after thee:
For whither thou goest,
I will go;
And where thou lodgest,
I will lodge.
Thy people shall be my people,
And thy God my God.
Where thou diest, will I die,
And there will I be buried.
The Lord do so to me, and more also
If ought but death part thee and me.

[Shin]

'I have come to teach you the prayer which I made as a young girl when I was still living in the Temple. I resolutely decided in my heart that I wished to have God as father and I made up my mind to do whatever would please him, so that I might find favour in his sight. I made myself learn his law and all the commandments contained in it. In particular I committed to memory three commandments, being eager to keep them with the greatest care and with all my might. These are: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Love your neighbour as yourself. (Dt 6:5) Love your friend and hate your enemy." (Lv 19:18 and Mt 5:3) For I understood that man and angel were good, and my enemy was the devil and, insofar as he is evil, the evil man. From that love of God and neighbour, and from the fear and hatred of the enemy (that is, of the devil and sin), every fulness of grace and virtue has descended to me. That love cannot take root in the human heart unless there is there hatred of the enemy, that is, of the devil and sin.'

The Blessed Virgin, to St. Elizabeth, from 'The Revelations of St. Elizabeth of Toss'

[CyrilSebastian]

              The Gospel According to Mark 10:47         
 
               When he (Bartimaeus) heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to               
               shout and cry out, 'Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me.'

[Shin]

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on us sinners!

 

[Shin]

'Sometimes men are tested by pleasure, sometimes by distress or by physical suffering. By means of His prescriptions the Physician of souls administers the remedy according to the cause of the passions lying hidden in the soul.'

St. Maximos the Confessor

[Shin]

'Yes, the priest stands at the altar, the priest stands there and makes a long supplication, not in order that fire from heaven may consume the things that lie to open view, but that grace, lighting on the Sacrifice, may thereby in flame the souls of all, and show them brighter than silver purified in the fire. Art thou ignorant that the soul of man could never bear this fire of the Sacrifice, but that all would be utterly consumed, were not the aid of the grace of God abundant? For if one would but consider how great a thing it is for a mortal, and one still clothed with flesh and blood, to be enabled to be nigh to that blessed and immortal nature, he would then see how great an honor the grace of the Spirit has vouchsafed to priests.'

St. John Chrysostom

[CyrilSebastian]

               The Gospel According to Mark 4:40     
   
               He (Jesus) said to them, "Why are you afraid? Have you no faith?"

[Shin]

'God's grace has been revealed, and it has made salvation possible for the whole human race and taught us that what we have to do is to give up everything that does not lead to God, and all our worldly ambitions; we must be self-restrained and live good and religious lives here in this present world.'

Titus 2:11-12