Trouble That Is Easily Recognized

It Is Wonderful How Attractive A Gentle, Pleasant Manner Is, And How Much It Wins Hearts.

Truly It Is A Blessed Thing To Love On Earth As We Hope To Love In Heaven, And To Begin That Friendship Here Which Is To Endure For Ever There.

Souls Do Not Wish To Be Bullied, But Gently Brought Back; Such Is The Nature Of Man.

Oh What Remorse We Shall Feel At The End Of Our Lives, When We Look Back Upon The Great Number Of Instructions And Examples Afforded By God And The Saints For Our Perfection, And So Carelessly Received By Us! If This End Were To Come To You Today, How Would You Be Pleased With The Life You Have Led This Year?

There Are Many Who Want Me To Tell Them Of Secret Ways Of Becoming Perfect And I Can Only Tell Them That The Sole Secret Is A Hearty Love Of God, And The Only Way Of Attaining That Love Is By Loving. You Learn To Speak By Speaking, To Study By Studying, To Run By Running, To Work By Working; And Just So You Learn To Love God And Man By Loving. Begin As A Mere Apprentice And The Very Power Of Love Will Lead You On To Become A Master Of The Art.