My God, when my worries seem insurmountable, what I have to do, unbearable, I have nothing to fear. I have only to commit myself unto your grace, to abandon myself to your will. What can I seek but you, my Lord? Why should I put so much trust in the world as to worry about it so much? You are my God, my Father. I need only you. Do not abandon me, but comfort me in my weakness. In my weakness, your power is made perfect. I need nothing of the world. It is your spiritual food alone, that is all I need. Be with me, O God, be with me. In you is my joy and my trust.
– Prayer Journal, September 15, 2014 (age 16)
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Peace that is not of this world
The permanence of God’s beauty
Journal entries written on hearts
“If you give me anything, let me love Jesus.”
“I am your servant” — painting the Baptism of Christ
Help me to withhold nothing (“Teach me to be a great saint”)
Ready to receive you (an Advent prayer)
“An intense desire.” A longing to depart from this fallen world.
“Why are you afraid?” Isaac’s final journal entry
“Moved to tears: the meaning behind Isaac’s gravestone”
“The reward of distracted prayer” (November 27th)
“The end of all beauties” (November 21s
“Memento mori” (November 18th)
“Root out my sin” (November 15th)
“Let me suffer” (November 12th)
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