Today marks the 68th birthday of Brother Prokop Zboroň O.Carm. from the Prague community... he is in serious condition in artificial sleep in the hospital... we ask for prayers for him and for the entire community...
Courage, courage, my daughters! Remember that God does not impose more suffering on anyone than they can bear, and that His Majesty stands by those who are crushed. Thus, one thing is certain, there is nothing to fear, but to trust in His mercy, which will one day reveal all truth (…). When you help each other, good Jesus will help you too, who even when He is asleep on the sea, will calm the wind when the storm rises. He wants us to ask Him, and He loves us so much that He always seeks to benefit us. Blessed be His name forever, amen, amen, amen.
(Teresa of Jesus, letter to the Barefoot Carmelites in Seville, January 31, 1579; D 270,2.3,
working translation by Vojtěch Kohut)
