Showing posts with label Saint Francis de Sales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saint Francis de Sales. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

glide








The soul, then, being thus inwardly recollected in
God or before God, now and then becomes so
sweetly attentive to the goodness of her well-beloved,
that her attention seems not to her to be attention, so
purely and delicately is it exercised; as it happens
to certain rivers, which glide so calmly and smoothly that
beholders and such as float upon them, seem neither to 
see not feel any motion, because the waters are not
seen to ripple or flow at all.



~ Saint Francis de Sales
from An Introduction to the Devout Life 

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

bring it back gently





If the heart wanders or is distracted, 
bring it back to the point quite gently and 
replace it tenderly in its Master’s presence. 

And even if you did nothing during the whole of your hour 
but bring your heart back and place it again in Our Lord’s presence, 
though it went away every time you brought it back, 
your hour would be very well employed. 




~ Saint Francis de Sales
with thanks to blue mountain meditation





Saturday, July 24, 2010

calmly and smoothly


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The soul, then, being thus inwardly recollected in God or before God,
 now and then becomes so sweetly attentive to the goodness of her well-beloved,
that her attention seems not to her to be attention, so purely and delicately is it exercised;
 as it happens to certain rivers, which glide so calmly and smoothly 
that beholders and such as float upon them, seem neither to see nor feel any motion,
 because the waters are not seen to ripple or flow at all.
 
 
~ Saint Francis de Sales
from An Introduction to the Devout Life