My dear sister Rose,
I am always pleased when you write that you are doing better. God is your best friend. Yours truly, who wishes you happiness and good. He is very close to you, closer than you are to yourself, He wants to bless you with His love. He leads you out of what frightens you and overwhelms you. He is the center of your life, He speaks to you through people, also through me, through events, so that you may again become aware of His presence. He also gives you tasks in life. To do this, you need to step outside of yourself and reach out to others. He calls us there.
(P. Vladimír Koudelka OP /1919–2003/, correspondence, letter from May 12, 1998)
