And an imperceptible inner transformation, a transfiguration of our being, continues our whole life long. Present your prayer to him but do not shout as if he were far away. He is in your very depths. Brother Roger of Taiz August 29 Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Risen Christ, by turning us towards you in the present moment, you make it possible for us to cross the deserts of the heart. Brother Roger of Taiz August 30 We must not measure the reality of love by feelings, but by results.
Feelings are very delusive.
They often depend on mere natural temperament, and the devil wrests them to our hurt. A glowing imagination is apt to seek itself rather than God. But if you are earnest in striving to serve and endure for God's sake, if you persevere amid temptation, dryness, weariness, and desolation, you may rest assured that your love is real. For whoever knows how to love, for whoever knows how to suffer with Christ, life is filled with serene beauty. Some days may bring disappointments, bitter tastes - accidents that can cause peace of heart to vanish.