Almighty God wills that we be perfectly subject and obedient to Him, and that we rise high above our own will and our own reason by a great burning love and a complete desire for Him.
(p. 48)
It behooves the lover of Jesus to forsake all other love besides Him, for He will be loved alone, above all others. The love of creatures is deceptive and disappointing, but the love of Jesus is faithful and always abiding. He who clings to any creature must of necessity fail as the creature fails. But he who cleaves abidingly to Jesus shall be made firm in Him forever...
Your Beloved is of such nature that He will not admit any other love, for He alone will have the love of your heart, and will sit therein as a king, on His proper throne. If you could empty yourself of the love of creatures, He would always abide with you and never forsake you.
(p. 84)
All is vanity but to love God and serve Him.
(p. 68)
... we should always honor and reverence Him as if we were always in His bodily presence...
(p. 53)
The profit and increase of spiritual life comes not only when you have devotion, but rather, when you can humbly and patiently bear the withdrawal and the absence of devotion, yet not cease your prayers or leave undone your other customary good works.
(p. 114)
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