Category: Best Life Quotes

“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” – Washington Irving

My friend, I know how much you’ve been hurt, and I’ve witnessed how this broken world has disappointed you. I’ve also seen how you tried to be strong through it all. Though it was difficult, and though I could barely imagine your pain, you found the courage to go on. You did not back away from life nor did you surrender your fight.

Sometimes, however, I feel that the burden is already too great for you to bear. It is much too painful to keep inside of you. And that is why I feel that every now and then, you must find a safe place for you to rest. Yes, a safe place where you can take off your heavy armor and just feel all the crazy emotions you feel within.

My friend, there are times when I think that you must allow yourself to cry. It may not be easy at first. It may feel as though all you have is well that’s gone dry. But allow yourself this privilege, the chance to let your tears fall again.

In utter silence, and in the safety of your hiding place, let those tears fall like showers in the midst of summer. Set them free and let them speak. Let them sing the saddest song if they would.

Sometimes we need to feel the pain before we heal. Sometimes we need to listen to our tears.

“You know how troubled I am;
you have kept a record of my tears.
Aren’t they listed in your book?”
– Psalm 56:8, GNT

21 They compelled one passing by, coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to go with them that he might bear his cross. 22 They brought him to the place called Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, “The place of a skull.”
(Mark 15:21-22, WEBBE)

Reflection

How many times have you felt like the weight of your cross is too heavy for you to bear? How many times have you fallen and felt as though you could never get up again?

It’s not easy to carry our cross. Many times, we feel tired. Sometimes, we don’t even know how long we can still go on.

We see others succeed as though they don’t have any burden to bear. People praise them and look up to them. And no one seems to care about the crosses we bear. Worse, we often feel that we are being unjustly punished in life. That we don’t deserve our many troubles.

As we meditate upon this mystery today, let us remember how Jesus carried His cross. Of all people, Jesus never deserved to be punished. For what evil has He done? All He did was help people. He fed the hungry, He gave sight to the blind, He cured the sick, He even made the dead to rise again.

But He willingly took up His cross for our sake, for the sake of Love.

Friends, however heavy your cross may be right now, know that you are never alone. God carries your cross with you. He carried our burdens long before we were even born because He knew what we could never carry on our own.

Don’t give up no matter how many times you fall. Remember how Jesus also fell three times, but He rose again and again to give us hope, and to pave the way for our salvation.

“I see clearly that you are mistaking the road, and that you will never arrive at the end of your journey. You want to climb the mountain, whereas God wishes you to descend it. He is awaiting you in the fruitful valley of humility.” – St. Therese of Lisieux

I’ve imagined this scenario in my spiritual walk where I walk so closely with God that He has become the most important concern of my heart and soul. In this scenario, no temptation can entice me, no tribulation can shake my faith, and no sorrow can bring me to despair. In this scenario, I’m so filled with the joy of God, a joy I’d gladly share to all the world. I’d bring hope to everyone I meet and comfort to all of those who need solace. I’d be so full of God that I’d become a channel of blessing to any whose lives touch mine.

But you see, I think that scenario is not the one God wanted me to walk upon. And that kind of life is not one realistic enough I should aspire to. It’s not that we shouldn’t desire perfection or holiness. But we should desire it in terms of God’s designs, and not upon ours. Our spiritual walk is not a plan of our own making nor a sole product of our efforts. Our spiritual walk is one of surrender to God’s wisdom and desires.

Let me take you now to the real scenario of my current spiritual life. In this life, I struggle day by day. I often stumble with temptation and I see more and more of my weakness each day. I may have glimpses of His joy and of His power, but I also have my share of spiritual dryness. Many are the days when I feel that heaven is far away and if not for God’s grace, I have no strength to endure my earthly sorrows. In this life, I still bring pain to those I care most about, and it is only by God’s infinite mercy that I’m constantly renewed to hope.

“I believe that it is our Lord’s good pleasure frequently in the beginning, and at times in the end, to send these torments, and many other incidental temptations, to try those who love Him, and to ascertain if they will drink the chalice, and help Him to carry the Cross, before He intrusts them with His great treasures. I believe it to be for our good that His Majesty should lead us by this way, so that we may perfectly understand how worthless we are; for the graces which He gives afterwards are of a dignity so great, that He will have us by experience know our wretchedness before He grants them, that it may not be with us as it was with Lucifer.” – St. Teresa of Avila

“Offer to God the sacrifice of never gathering any fruit. If He will that throughout your whole life you should feel a repugnance to suffering and humiliation—if He permit that all the flowers of your desires and of your good will should fall to the ground without any fruit appearing, do not worry. At the hour of death, in the twinkling of an eye, He will cause fair fruits to ripen on the tree of your soul.” – St. Therese of Lisieux

Broken Heart Quotes

Wounds are openings by which we enter other people’s hearts, and by which they enter ours. – Jocelyn Soriano, Mend My Broken Heart

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. – Psalm 34:18

The heart will break, but broken live on. – Lord Byron

“The world breaks everyone and afterwards many are strong at the broken places.” – ERNEST HEMINGWAY

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of
weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten
thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming
grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.”
-Washington Irving

Imagine what a
difference
it would make
if you’d no longer need to
prove yourself
or make yourself
worthy to be loved!