Note to God

1. The best way to dominate and gain control over people is to spread despair and discouragement, even under the guise of defending certain values.

Amoris laetitiae

They are the more challenging ones. To say sorry. To do corrections 

Gift of Holy spirit vs virtues In virtue, there's a component of activity. Do things repetitively, until it becomes part of u In gifts, it can happen anytime, as long as the person receives. Its the capturing of the wind that doesn't come from own strength.  - element of reception - important not to be stiff and be limiting  - don't limit God Apply this in your apostolate. Capture the wind. Use the gifts of the spirit. Is it wisdom? Fortitude? Gifts are not optional, it's necessary for one to struggle to be a saint. 

Pope Francis revealed what keeps him going in difficult moments: “I always keep two things in my pocket: a Rosary, to pray and something that seems strange ... what is it? It is the story of God’s failure. It’s a small Via Crucis. Just as Jesus suffered from the moment he was condemned to death to the moment he was buried. With these two things, I do my best. Thanks to these two things I don’t lose hope. Fratelli tutti I invite everyone to renewed hope, for hope “speaks to us of something deeply rooted in every human heart, independently of our circumstances and historical conditioning. Hope speaks to us of a thirst, an aspiration, a longing for a life of fulfillment, a desire to achieve great things, things that fill our heart and lift our spirit to lofty realities like truth, goodness and beauty, justice and love… Hope is bold; it can look beyond personal convenience, the petty securities and compensations which limit our horizon, and it can open us up to grand ideals that make life ...

See, then, if thou wishest to be a bride of Christ, thou must have lamp, and oil, and light. Dost thou know what this means, daughter mine? By the lamp is meant our heart, because a heart ought to be made like a lamp. Thou seest that a lamp is wide above and narrow below, and so the heart is made, to signify that we ought always to keep it wide above, through holy thoughts and holy imaginations and continual prayer; always