“Beware of letting your care degenerate into anxiety
and unrest; tossed as you are amid the winds and waves of sundry troubles, keep
your eyes fixed on the Lord, and say, ‘Oh, my God, I look to Thee alone; be
Thou my guide, my pilot’; and then be comforted. When the shore is gained, who
will heed the toil and the storm? And we shall steer safely through every
storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast,
and our trust fixed on God. If at times we are somewhat stunned by the tempest,
never fear; let us take breath, and go on afresh. Do not be disconcerted by the
fits of vexation and uneasiness which are sometimes produced by the
multiplicity of your domestic worries. No indeed, dearest child, all these are
but opportunities of strengthening yourself in the loving, forbearing graces
which our dear Lord sets before us.”
(St. Francis De Sales, Daily Strength for Daily Needs p. 175)
