Prayer Is An Act Of

Alas, O Lord, To What A State Dost Thou Bring Those Who Love Thee!

However Much We Do To Avoid Them, We Shall Never Lack Crosses In This Life If We Are In The Ranks Of The Crucified.

Let Thy Words Be Few When In The Midst Of Many.

Oh, How Everything That Is Suffered With Love Is Healed Again!

I Was Living An Extremely Burdensome Life, Because Every Time I Prayed, I Became More Clearly Aware Of My Faults. On The One Hand, God Was Calling Me. On The Other, I Was Following The Way Of The World. Doing What God Wanted Made Me Happy; But I Felt Bound By The Things Of This World.