My dear Marguerite,
I cannot send my reply to Mrs. Parion without adding a greeting for you – especially on this feast day. I earnestly ask the Mother of God to be particularly comforting and maternal towards you – and to let you experience that the only true treasure is the treasure of the soul united with God through grace and submission to His Will. I wish I could be sure that your heart is neither too heavy nor bitter at this moment. Do not forget that our Lord came precisely for those who find life burdensome, and that He welcomes them most warmly...
(Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ /1881–1955/, letter from the front, to his cousin, December 8, 1916;
quoted from the book Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Birth of Thought. Letters 1914–1919, Malvern 2021)
