For Those Who Find It Hard to Hope

"Being holy means living in deep communion with the God of joy, having a heart free from sin and the sadness of the world, and a mind that is humble before him."

"What could seem to human eyes a slow and uneven path, is actually God’s method."

"Do not be afraid; Christ has overcome the world. He is with all of you. May his peace always brighten the horizons of your life."

"Where are you, you ask the Lord. ‘I am here. Wherever you are, I am also there. I am the Eucharist. I am in your midst.’"

"This is the condition of the true Christian. He can nurture a trustful optimism, because he is certain of not walking alone. In sending us Jesus, the eternal Son made man, God has drawn near to each of us. In Christ, he has become our traveling companion. If time marches on inexorably, often shattering even our dreams, Christ, the Lord of time, gives us the possibility of an ever new life."

"Even in darkness and in emptiness we can find the fullness of light and life. Since from the cross alone comes the light, the order and the fullness of God for which all men and women long. There alone does the human heart find rest."