“Death is the gate of life. Ingratitude is the soul's enemy... Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace. You will find something far greater in the woods than you will find in books. Stones and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.” BookSoulEnemyTeachGreaterGraceTreeWindMastersSourceStonesMercyWoodsBurningStreamsGatesDewIngratitude Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“I have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bladders, This many summers in a sea of glory, But far beyond my depth. My high-blown pride At length broke under me, and now has left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy Of a rude stream that must for ever hide me.” LittlesLeftBoysSeaPrideSummerGloryMercyDepthBrokeStreamsLengthSwimWearyRudeWantonBladder Author:William Shakespeare
“To give worthy praise to the Lord's mercy, we unite ourselves with Your Immaculate Mother, for then our hymn will be more pleasing to You, because She is chosen from among men and angels. Through Her, as through a pure crystal, Your mercy was passed on to us. Through Her, man became pleasing to God; Through Her, streams of grace flowed down upon us.” MenGivingChristianMotherLordGraceHolyPureAngelMercyPraiseWorthyChosenStreamsCrystalsHymnsImmaculateHoly Mary Author:Mary Faustina Kowalska
“Kindliness, friendliness, the courtesy of the heart, are ever-flowing streams of non egoistic impulses, and have given far more powerful assistance to culture than even those much more famous demonstrations which are called pity, mercy, and self-sacrifice.” HeartSelfCultureGivenPowerfulSacrificeMercyPityImpulseStreamsAssistanceCourtesyDemonstrationSelf SacrificeFriendlinessKindliness Book:Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two Source: Human, All-Too-Human: Parts One and Two
“To the Technocrats: Have mercy on us. Relax a bit, take time out for simple pleasures. For example, the luxuries of electricity, indoor plumbing, central heating, instant electronic communication and such, have taught me to relearn and enjoy the basic human satisfactions of dipping water from a cold clear mountain stream; of building a wood fire in a cast-iron stove; of using long winter nights for making music, making things, making love; of writing long letters, in longhand with a fountain pen, to the few people on this earth I truly care about.” PeopleWritingHumansLongCareEarthNightBitsEnjoyWaterSimplePleasureClearFireExampleBuildingTaughtCommunicationColdMountainLettersMercyWinterCastsSatisfactionWoodsLuxuryInstantStreamsRelaxIronPensTake TimeMaking LoveElectricityFountainStovesPlumbingHeatingSimple PleasuresWinter NightMusic MakingFountain PensMountain StreamsElectronic CommunicationIndoor Plumbing Book:Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast Source: Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast
“Ingratitude is the soul's enemy... Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace.” SoulEnemyGraceWindSourceMercyBurningStreamsThankfulnessDewIngratitude Author:Bernard of Clairvaux
“The world is deathly ill. It is dying. The Great Physician has already signed the death certificate. Yet, there is still a great work for Christians to do. They are to be streams of living water, channels of mercy to those who are still in the world. It is possible for them to do this because they are overcomers.” WorldStillsChristianWaterDyingMercyIllStreamsPhysiciansGreat WorkCertificates Author:Corrie Ten Boom