(Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) What God expects of us, above all else, is a serious application to conquering our passions…[in order to obtain Christian perfection] you must resolve on a perpetual war with yourself…begin by providing yourself with four weapons, without which it is impossible to gain the victory in this spiritual combat. These four things are: distrust of one's self; confidence in God; proper use of the faculties of body and mind; and the duty of prayer. Dom Lorenzo Scupoli
”Enter the inner chamber of your soul, shut out everything except God and that which can help you in seeking him, and when you have shut the door, seek him.” – St. Anselm of Canterbury