The Mother's brief written statements on various aspects of spiritual life including some spoken comments.
This volume consists primarily of brief written statements by the Mother on various aspects of spiritual life. Written between the late 1920s and the early 1970s, the statements have been compiled from her public messages, private notes, and correspondence with disciples. About two-thirds of them were written in English; the rest were written in French and appear here in English translation. The volume also contains a small number of spoken comments, most of them in English. Some are tape-recorded messages; others are reports by disciples that were later approved by the Mother for publication.
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.
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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 circumstances.
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
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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
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
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too weak, too shy. How should I act so as to be able to control this movement in them?
In order to bring peace and wisdom one must be wise and peaceful; you say that you are weak, but nobody is asking you to rely on your own strength; your strength, your wisdom and your peace belong to the Divine and you must rely on Him alone. Have an absolute trust in the Grace, set aside your little personality and allow the Grace to act; it will make you do what is needed and everything will be all right.
4 July 1962
The more one knows, the more one realises that one knows nothing.
For one who has total trust in the Divine, in His wisdom and mercy, there are no more problems.
The triumph of the Divine is certain. If we keep the true trust, we shall never take the wrong path.
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