It is our vocation to set people's hearts ablaze, to do what the Son of God did, who came to light a fire on earth in order to set it ablaze with His love. When our strength is gone, God makes us realize our helplessness which obliges us to ask him to send good laborers into the vineyard. When in charity we feel we must give some spiritual counsel, we must never be so egotistical as to expect a hungry man, or one distracted by worry over the rent to listen to our words about God until we have helped to relieve his misery. Without prayer, I should be of little service. New works, however, holy, do not develop unless they have a promoter who follows them closely.
Love is inventive, even to infinity.
The poor person, the patient, must be conscious that he is acknowledged as an individual, that she is repected, loved, treated on an equal footing and capable of giving as much as he or she receives. Faith lifts the souls, hope supports it, experience says it must, and lovesays let it be. We must never be surprised at the little misunderstandings which arise. The angels and the apostles disagreed and Our Lord permits it to happen in communities for greater good. Every ward of a hospital is a chapel wherein Jesus resides.