If You Bear The Cross Gladly, It

My God, Sweetness Beyond Words, Make Bitter All The Carnal Comfort That Draws Me From Love Of The Eternal And Lures Me To Its Evil Self By The Sight Of Some Delightful Good In The Present. Let It Not Overcome Me, My God. Let Not Flesh And Blood Conquer Me. Let Not The World And Its Brief Glory Deceive Me, Nor The Devil Trip Me By His Craftiness. Give Me Courage To Resist, Patience To Endure, And Constancy To Persevere. Give Me The Soothing Unction Of Your Spirit Rather Than All The Consolations Of The World, And In Place Of Carnal Love, Infuse Into Me The Love Of Your Name.

God Is Able To Do More Than Man Can Understand.

Do Not Let Your Peace Depend On What People Say Of You... True Peace And Joy Is To Be Found In [jesus] Alone.

Love Is Active And Sincere, Courageous, Patient, Faithful, Prudent And Manly.

It Is Better To Have But Little Knowledge With Humility And Understanding, Than Great Learning Which Might Make You Proud. For A Person's Merits Are Not To Be Estimated By Having Many Visions, Or By Knowledge Of The Bible, Or By Being Placed In A Higher Position; But By Being Grounded In True Humility, And By Seeking Always, Purely, And Entirely, The Honor Of God.