“Take patiently the petty annoyances, the trifling discomforts, the unimportant losses which come upon all of us daily; for by means of these little matters, lovingly and freely accepted, you will give Him your whole heart, and win His. I mean the acts of daily forbearance, the headache, or toothache, or neighbor, the effort of going to bed early in order to rise early for openly performing religious duties. And be sure that all of these sufferings, small as they are, if accepted lovingly, are most pleasing to God’s Goodness.”
