“O Lord, You are my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? You are the protector of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

If armies in camp should stand together against me, my heart shall not fear. If a battle should rise up against me, in this will I be confident. One thing do I ask of You, O Lord, that I may dwell in Your house all the days of my life.  Then, in the day of evils, You will protect me in the secret place of Your tabernacle, You will exalt me upon a rock….

“Hear, O Lord, my voice with which I have cried to You.  Turn not away Your face from me; decline not in Your wrath from Your servant; be my helper, forsake me not. Do not despise me, O God my Savior. Although my father and my mother should abandon me, I am sure that You will never abandon me.

O my soul, expect the Lord, do manfully, and let your heart take courage, and wait for Him (Ps 26).

“O Lord, You have done great things for me, and the greatest of all is that you have shown me my littleness, and how of myself I am incapable of anything good.

‘Lord, You see how often I fail, but I am not astonished at it. I enter into myself and say: ‘Alas, I am once more at the first step as before!’ But I say this in great peace without sadness, because I know that You know perfectly how fragile is our nature and You are always ready to help us. What, then, shall I fear?

As soon as You see me fully convinced of my nothingness, You stretch out Your hand to me; but if I should try to do something great, even under the pretext of zeal, You desert me. So all I have to do is to humble myself, to bear with meekness my imperfections.

Herein lies, for me, true holiness”

(T.C.J. St, 9-NV – C). — Divine Intimacy, Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene.