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The dark, cluttered cavern of the soul became a high-ceilinged chamber, beautiful as a pearl, gleaming.

The soul purified through grace by prayer, penance and acts of charity is like a bright, beautiful chamber

It is by living in charity in the present moment that the soul is most perfectly united to God, in its earthly life.

How great is the Father's love of the repentant soul, as God embraces the soul in one swift, tender movement of forgiveness.

The seed of the soul had been softening in silence and darkness, so that one day a shoot might appear.

Whenever we humbly reveal our true concerns to the Lord we open a door in our soul and let in His wonderful light

He climbed into the innermost room of my heart, to sit silently in companionship, holding my hand.

By disobedience, a soul turns away from God to face another direction; in that turning, it is as though closing a valve.

By our little acts of faith and trust, we unblock the mouth of a furnace of divine praise within our souls.

There are two gates to open in the spiritual life. The soul's first gate is opened by our co-operating with Christ's grace. The second is opened by costly effort, if we are fruitful.

Christ sends His angels to rescue souls from darkness and to bring them nearer to His light.

I saw a vain soul as a little peasant woman who was full of self-importance, waiting for a royal visitor. But his pierced feet were bare.

The soul which trusts in Christ is like a ship whose sails are filled with the wind of grace, which draws others in its wake.

Christ's pure truth is poured - I saw - drop by drop into the soul, gathered in readiness for a great outpouring.

A soul freely offered to God is like a channel used by Him to convey His glory and grace to others; it is 'broken' in sacrifice.

It is marvellous that a free soul worships God as the Angels do, yet does it in faith, blindly, not yet seeing God!

The soul which lives for the love of God is like a lamp before Him, full of light, even through the frail body fades.

The grace of God, like a healing balm, purifies the souls of Purgatory, in response to the prayers of Our Lady

Christ wishes to see laid down before Him every fault or preoccupation or fear that prevents the soul seeing His will.

When a soul gives up its personal ambitions, for the love of Christ, Christ gives to it the robe it will wear as it walks towards the Father.