Reflection by Chiara Lubich

"It is wise to spend the time we have by living God's will to the full in the present moment. Sometimes, however, we worry about the past or the future. We are concerned about situations or people for whom we cannot do anything at the moment. This is when it becomes difficult to steer the ship of our lives. It takes great effort to keep to the course that God wishes us to have in that particular moment."

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Reflection by Chiara Lubich

"I have preached around the world that God is Love and now because of the events that have been taking place, one after the other, I have the impression that God has forsaken me. I wrote this yesterday as well, but it is totally different. In any case, this evening I went into church to visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and I found written there: “Bonum certamen fidei” [“Fight the good fight of faith”] This then is what awaits me in the coming days: the great struggle for faith, to believe in Love."

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Reflection by Chiara Lubich

"I love you not because I have learned to tell you so; not because my heart suggests these words, not even because faith has made me believe that you are love; and not even because you died for me. I love you because you have entered into my life more than the air in my lungs, more than the blood in my veins."

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Reflection by Chiara Lubich

"Love that which does not die! Love the One who is Love! Love the One who in the evening of your life will look only at your little heart. You will be alone with him in that moment. Terribly unhappy will be the one whose heart is full of vanities, immensely happy the one whose heart is overflowing with the Infinite Love of God!"

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