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" The heart of Jesus is compassionate and understanding. It has felt the sting of ingratitude, and when my heart suffers from that same offense, I can turn to him, and he understands my feelings. "

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" It is good to have an intellectual awareness of our dependence upon God - to understand how great He is and how very small we are in His sight. "

Mother Angelica

God

Great

Intellectual

" The wisdom of God is so great that He also knows exactly what I would think and do under every possible circumstance and situation, and he placed me in that state of life and situation best suited for my salvation. "

" Some people spend their time reasoning and thinking out everything, and so anything that cannot be fully understood, they will not accept. We call these people 'intellectuals.' "

Mother Angelica

Time

People

" Men are not born saints with special gifts and privileges. They fight against the world, the flesh and the devil, and as they conquer, the spirit of Jesus begins to shine through with more clarity. "

" Some people spend their time and thoughts in feeling, hearing, seeing, and listening. Whatever cannot be felt or experienced they will not accept. We call these people 'emotional.' "

" When I try to be patient on my own, my patience is forced and short-lived. It is obvious to everyone that I am desperately trying to be patient. "

" Every time I say 'no' to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say 'no' to a greater one. "

" The proud intellectual seeks knowledge about God, but he never knows God, because he cannot accept the mysteries that he is unable to fully comprehend. "

" Salvation brings the soul a deep awareness of God's love. Life takes on more meaning, for it now has a purpose. "

" St. Paul did not want the sufferings encountered by being a Christian to discourage or dishearten anyone. He realized that when the Christian saw the blessings and grace that poured upon him after his trials, he would gain courage to suffer in his turn. "

" Jesus showed me what it means to be holy - he did his father's will no matter how difficult it was to accomplish. "

Mother Angelica

Will

Father

" From the time of Adam and Eve, man has tried to escape suffering in any form. "

" Love has been defined, analyzed, explained and excused. It has been the cause of wars, feuds, heroism, martyrdom, inordinate passion, and beautiful friendships. It pulls two people of opposite temperaments together into a married state and permits them to live happily. It makes friends understand each other without the necessity of words. "

" When we begin to build walls of prejudice, hatred, pride, and self-indulgence around ourselves, we are more surely imprisoned than any prisoner behind concrete walls and iron bars. "

" I do not ask for the riches that perish or the fame that fades away like a morning mist. "

Mother Angelica

Ask

Away

" God has given each one of us a gift greater than a thousand I.B.M. machines. It is called a memory, and everything that passes through our five senses is stored in this faculty. "

" Family life is the backbone of mankind, and that life is dependent upon mutual giving, sharing, and receiving from each other. It entails the proper use of each other's successes and failures for mutual up-building. "

" There should be in the life of every married couple a continual building of the sacrament. "

" To God, all things are present; there is no past or future - it is all now. "

" Jesus was loyal to his apostles, with full knowledge of their cowardice. He was loyal to the poor, accepting the criticism of the Pharisees, so the destitute would never feel deserted. He was loyal to his father, accomplishing his will even unto death. "

" I must not permit the evil capabilities of human nature to sour my faith in the tremendous good that is possible despite the frailty of that nature. "

" Our lack of forgiveness makes us hate, and our lack of compassion makes us hard-hearted. Pride in our hearts makes us resentful and keeps our memory in a constant whirlwind of passion and self-pity. "

" Jesus asks me to go to him when I am overburdened. He did not promise to take away those burdens, for I must carry mine as he carried his. "

Mother Angelica

Him

" The sinner who suddenly realizes God's love for him and then looks at his rejection of that love feels a loss similar to the death of a loved one. A deep void is created in the soul and a loneliness akin to the agony of death. "

" Men climb mountains, scale heights, venture into the unexplored to prove to other men it can be done. "

" No creature, not even the most exalted angel, can understand God or have perfect knowledge of Him. "

" We resemble computers intellectually and animals emotionally. "

" When man invents or produces anything of any value, volumes are written on the subject. "

" We live in an age that stresses personal goals, careers, happiness, work and religion. The emphasis is on the individual and how best that individual can satisfy himself. "

" No matter what Jesus did, someone found fault with it. "