It is Love alone that draws me.

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Now I have no desire left, unless it be to love Jesus even unto folly! It is Love alone that draws me. I no longer wish either for suffering or death, yet both are precious to me. Long did I call upon them as the messengers of joy. I have suffered much, and I have thought my barque near indeed to the Everlasting Shore. From earliest childhood I have imagined that the Little Flower would be gathered in its springtime; now, the spirit of self-abandonment alone is my guide. I have no other compass, and know not how to ask anything with eagerness, save the perfect accomplishment of God's designs upon my soul.

Source Story of a Soul, Chapter Viii, §15 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, when we desire nothing but to love, we can entrust everything to God with confidence: self-abandonment then becomes our only compass. Today, facing a decision or a worry, simply ask yourself: “What would love do here?”, then take that step in trust, without trying to control everything.

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