“Be faithful in all your exercises of piety and virtue; be always resigned; be satisfied, in the superior part of your soul, to taste, without relish, the contentment of doing God's will. Thus after the winter the spring will come, with its flowers, and you will hear the voice of the turtle-dove in this land.” SoulVoiceVirtueLandFlowerExerciseTasteSpringWinterSatisfiedGods WillSuperiorsYour SoulFaithfulContentmentPietyDoveRelishBeing FaithfulTurtlesResignedTurtle Doves Author:Paul of the Cross
“Possess purity in an eminent degree, and jealously preserve this fragrant flower. I earnestly desire to see you shine by the brilliancy of this virtue; be like to angels, and omit no precaution to retain this treasure, which is so easily lost by imprudence. We have this treasure in earthen vessels, says the Apostle.” DesireLostVirtueFlowerDegreesAngelShiningTreasurePreservesPurityVesselApostlesPrecautionJealouslyFragrant Flowers Author:Paul of the Cross
“Let everything in creation draw you to God. Refresh your mind with some innocent recreation and needful rest, if it were only to saunter through the garden or the fields, listening to the sermon preached by the flowers, the trees, the meadows, the sun, the sky, and the whole universe. You will find that they exhort you to love and praise God; that they excite you to extol the greatness of the Sovereign Architect Who has given them their being.” IfsMindWholeUniverseGivenSunTreeSkyCreationFieldsGreatnessFlowerListeningDrawsGardenPraiseInnocentArchitectSovereignSermonsRecreationMeadowsPraise God Author:Paul of the Cross
“Make great account of your precious trials, both interior and exterior; it is thus that the garden of Jesus is adorned with flowers, that is, with acts of virtue.” JesusVirtueFlowerGardenAccountsTrialsInteriorsExterior Author:Paul of the Cross
“Listen to the sermon preached to you by the flowers, the trees, the shrubs, the sky, and the whole world. Notice how they preach to you a sermon full of love, of praise of God, and how they invite you to glorify the sublimity of that sovereign Artist who has given them being.” WorldWholeArtistGivenTreeSkyFlowerPraiseSaintWhole WorldInvitesSovereignSermonsGlorifySublimityShrubs Author:Paul of the Cross
