“This may sound like heresy, but it is the greatest truth! It is more difficult to let God love us, than to love Him! The best way to love Him in return is to open our hearts and let Him love us. Let Him draw close to us and feel Him close to us. This is really very difficult: letting ourselves be loved by Him. And that is perhaps what we need to ask today in the Mass: 'Lord, I want to love You, but teach me the difficult science, the difficult habit of letting myself be loved by You, to feel You close and feel Your tenderness ! May the Lord give us this grace.” WayWantNeedsGivingFeelsHeartMayTodayAsksDifficultSoundLordTeachGraceLove YouReturnHabitLetting GoMassDrawsBest WayGod LoveTendernessHeresyGod Loves UsI Want To Love You Author:Pope Francis
“The light of common sense is fundamentally the same light as that of science, that is to say, the natural light of the intellect. But in common sense this light does not return upon itself by critical reflection, and is not perfected by what we shall learn to know as a scientific habit.” KnowsDoeLightNaturalCommonReturnHabitReflectionCriticalIntellectCommon SenseNot PerfectNatural LightCritical Reflection Book:An EPZ Introduction to Philosophy Source: An EPZ Introduction to Philosophy
“Instead of recommending cleanliness to the poor, we should encourage contrary habits. In our towns we should make the streets narrower, crowd more people into the houses, and court the return of the plague.” PeopleShouldHousePoorStreetsReturnHabitTownsCourtCrowdsContraryPlagueCleanlinessOur Town Book:An Essay on the Principle of Population Source: An Essay on the Principle of Population
“At times the truth shines so brilliantly that we perceive it as clear as day. Our nature and habit then draw a veil over our perception, and we return to a darkness almost as dense as before. We are like those who, though beholding frequent flashes of lightning, still find themselves in the thickest darkness of the night.” StillsNightDarknessClearReturnHabitPerceptionDrawsShiningPerceiveFlashLightningVeilsDense Book:Guide for the perplexed Source: Guide for the perplexed
“If only I had discipline, but alas, it is only an obsessive-compulsive trait and the beauty of habit that causes me to return again and again to my work.” IfsCausesReturnHabitDisciplineTraitsAgain And AgainAlasObsessiveObsessive Compulsive Author:Louise Erdrich
“The search for God is a reversal of the normal, mundane worldly order. In search for God, you revert from what attracts you and swim toward that which is difficult. You abandon your comforting and familiar habits with the hope (the mere hope!) that something greater will be offered you in return for what you have given up.. if we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity; it would just be.. a prudent insurance policy.” IfsSoulHumanityOrderBeliefGivenDifficultAnswersDestinyGreaterPolicyReturnHabitNormalMereFamiliarMeaning Of LifeAbandonCourageousLeapSwimWorldlyComfortingGiven UpMundanePrudentLeap Of FaithReversalInsurance Policy Author:Elizabeth Gilbert