Just as a mother finds pleasure in

“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

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Category: god
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Who is there that ever receives a

“Who is there that ever receives a gift and tries to make bargains about it? Let us, then, return thanks for what He has bestowed on us. Who can tell whether, if we had had a larger share of ability or stronger health, we should not have possessed them to our destruction.”

— Alphonsus Liguori

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Just as a mother finds pleasure in

“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

Author: Alphonsus Liguori
Category: hope
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Just as a mother finds pleasure in

“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

Author: Alphonsus Liguori
Category: mom
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With such thoughts in your mind, now

“With such thoughts in your mind, now that you have resolved to love Him and please Him with all your strength, your only fear should be to fear God too much and to place too little confidence in Him.”

— Alphonsus Liguori

Author: Alphonsus Liguori
Category: strength
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