Sleep makes me weary, but You give me rest. There is no rest for one who is weary unless he looks at You, nor is there any sweetness for one embittered unless he converses with You, nor is there any health for one who is sick unless he touches Your hand, nor is there any purification for one who is impure unless he bathes in Your light.
St Nikolai
This quote reminds me of the joy of being Christians! The Lord is always there to love us with boundless love. And we, as His children it is for us to cling joyfully in Him and love Him with all we are. How His love has conquered all, even death.
Thus no reason for despair and coldness. Every moment, every occasion in life could be transformed into the occasion of prayer and into our persistence to endure all things so that His love might be revealed even more clearly and to love Him even more.
In happiness: offer radiant praise to the Merciful Lord
In distress: remember His faithfulness and seek His Guidance
In struggle: invoke His holy name fervently
At hard work: plea unto Him to sanctify us through it
In the moment of falling: ask His mercy and strength
In the company of joyous people: be joyful and sing the sweetest praise
In the company of difficult person: be silent and pray for him or her
At the shadow of sadness: seek His words and be comforted
In the moment of forgetfulness: knock with shameless persistence to implore His help
In the cruel weather: see His mighty clouds and be silent
In the charge of tending His children: trust His holy Name to lead and to transform
At the hour of temptation: flee unto Him and abide in His holy presence
In all occasion, stay in His presence and enjoy His countenance which is beyond description! O so sweet is the fragrance of the Lord's hands!
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