Chapter 29Trust in the Divine Grace and Help

Let us offer our will to the Divine Grace; it is the Grace that accomplishes all.

* The Grace, the Grace alone can act. That alone can open the way, that alone can do the miracle.

* Keep good faith in the Grace. She is the doer of all miracles.

* We must learn to rely only on the Divine Grace and to call for its help in all circumstances; then it will work out constant miracles.

* However long the journey may be and however great the traveller, at the end is always found exclusive reliance on the Divine Grace.

* The divine Grace alone shall be our support.

* The Grace is infinite for him who sincerely trusts the Grace.

15 March 1935

* The Divine Grace is always with you and by your trust you allow its action to be effective.

* It is in proportion to our trust in the Divine that the Divine Grace can act for us and help.

* Integral trust in the Divine: the trust that gives the true support to life.

* Our trust in the Divine must not depend upon outward circum-stances.

* Very few are those who can stand firm on the rock of their faith and trust in the Divine.

11 October 1936

* It is absurd to ask for help and yet to have no trust; on the contrary with confidence everything becomes so easy.

* With trust in the Divine’s Grace all obstacles can be surmounted.

20 April 1954

* When we trust in the Divine’s Grace we get an unfailing courage.

15 May 1954

* Have full trust in the Divine’s Grace and the Divine’s Grace will help you in all ways.

4 June 1954

* Like the child who does not reason and has no care, trust thyself to the Divine that His will may be done.

27 September 1954

* Whatever happens we must remain quiet and trust the Divine’s Grace.

25 October 1954

* Keep a cool head, strong and very quiet nerves, and a complete trust in the Divine Grace.

* Aspiration for trust in the Divine: an intense need for that immutable peace given by the certitude of the Divine Grace.

* Nothing can be compared to the peace that comes from a total trust in the Grace.

* Leave all care to the Divine’s Grace, including your progress, and you will be in peace.

5 May 1958

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Sweet Mother,

How can I subdue the children’s naughtiness when

I tremble before it? How can I call down an atmosphere in which these wrong movements will not occur and no bad talk will come from the children’s lips? How can I bring peace and wisdom into this chaotic mob? I am