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Persevere in prayer without ceasing.. to understand and live according to his will, not to change it.

— Charbel Makhlouf Love is a Radiant Light: The Life & Words of Saint Charbel (2019)

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By your prayers you can bring down the rain of mercy.

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I have come to operate on you.

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Success in life consists of standing without shame before God.

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The Father's will is always for your good.

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A man who prays lives out the mystery of existence, and a man who does not pray scarcely exists.

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No, you're not dreaming... Now you are conscious. You have never been so conscious as you are now.

Pray to soften hardened hearts, to open darkened minds.

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