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Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness. ↗

— Alphonsus Liguori

#beloved #caress #child #entirely #feed

Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends. ↗

— Alphonsus Liguori

#alone #confidence #dearest #friends #god

But You never reject a repentant and humble heart. ↗

— Alphonsus Liguori

#humble #never #reject #you

God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves. ↗

— Alphonsus Liguori

#displeased #god #him #himself #love

Not only is there no need of an intermediary through whom He would want you to speak to Him, but He finds His delight in having you treat with Him personally and in all confidence. ↗

— Alphonsus Liguori

#delight #finds #having #him #his

True, He is infinite Majesty, but He is also infinite Goodness and infinite Love. There can be no greater Lord than God; neither can there be a more ardent lover than He. ↗

— Alphonsus Liguori

#ardent #god #goodness #greater #infinite

I started in college as a business major and finally transferred to home economics and studied making clothes. ↗

— Phillip Lim

#clothes #college #economics #finally #home

What grieves me most in my past offenses, O my loving God, is not so much the punishment I have deserved, as the displeasure I have given You, Who are worthy of infinite love. ↗

— Alphonsus Liguori

#displeasure #given #god #grieves #i

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#i do #man #much #than #think

Being onstage is like being rock star. Whereas if you're doing a movie, it's such a confined space. You know, you do a comedy, it's so hard, too, 'cause with a comedy, there's no vocal reaction, there's no energy that you get back that spurs you on to be funnier because everyone has to be quiet. ↗

— Matthew Lillard

#because #being #cause #comedy #confined