Do not seek suffering according to your plans, but accept the sufferings that God sends you each day. They are His gift and for us, an opportunity to transform this gift of His into our gift to Him. Accept even the negative emotions, whether you are aware of them or not, and deal with them; shout them out when possible. The measure of our love for God and our neighbors is our love for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to say to oneself: love yourself, do not harm yourself!
(P. Vladimír Koudelka OP /1919–2003/, correspondence, letter from November 26, 1993)
