“If God were trying to tell me something … would I know? If God were reassuring me or challenging me – would I notice?”
“Finding God in all things is the gift of a mindset that facilitates a mystical view of the world, seeing beyond experiences, giving the sense that we’re on sacred ground, continually being breathed into life by a Presence whose love has the intensity of a blazing fire.”
“God does not disappoint” (Pope Francis)
“Yesterday’s understandings of the Divine are always old. Its only the immediate day and the moment before me that matter.”
“Seeing is crucial. That’s why it is essential to seek vision and create enough silence in one’s life to listen to God.”
“God is a great underground river that no one can dam up and can stop” (Meister Eckhart)
“For all eternity God lies on a maternity bed giving birth. The essence of God is birthing” (Meister Eckhart)
“One who truly has God will have God in all places, in the streets, in the world, no less than in the Church” (Meister Eckhart)
“Always trust your instincts – they are messages from your soul”
“I am always wary of decisions made hastily. I am always wary of the first decision, that is, the first thing that comes to my mind if I have to make a decision. This is usually the wrong thing. I have to wait and assess, looking deep into myself, taking the necessary time” (Pope Francis)
OUR PASSIONIST CHARISM 