Can it be, O Christ in heaven, that the holiest suffer most,
That the strongest wander furthest, and more read more

Can it be, O Christ in heaven, that the holiest suffer most,
That the strongest wander furthest, and more hopelessly are lost?

We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it in full.

We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it in full.

He jests at scars that never felt a wound

He jests at scars that never felt a wound

The heart was made to be broken

The heart was made to be broken

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus
whom thou persecutest: it is read more

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus
whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the
pricks.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.

People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.

Suffering is the ancient law of love; there is not quest without pain; there is no lover who is not read more

Suffering is the ancient law of love; there is not quest without pain; there is no lover who is not also a martyr.