"Give, and it will be given to you;
good measure, pressed down,
shaken together, running over,
will be put into your lap.
For the measure you give
will be the measure you get back."
Luke 6:38
In the spiritual life he who does not advance goes backward. It happens as with a boat which always must go ahead. If it stands still the wind blows it back. Fix the time, the length of your meditation, and do not rise from your place until you have finished even at the cost of being crucified. -- Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
We thy people, the flock of thy pasture, give thanks to thee for ever; from generation to generation we will recount thy praise (Psalm 79:13).
