Some people want to see God with their eyes as they see a cow, and to love Him as they love their cow-for the milk and cheese and profit it brings them. This is how it is with people who love God for the sake of outward wealth or inward comfort.
The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great.
When you are thwarted, it is your own attitude that is out of order.
If God gave the soul his whole creation she would not be filled thereby but only with himself.
Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us.
A just person is one who is conformed and transformed into justice.