1. Love seeks its life outside itself; self seeks its life in itself. Love, in order to secure and produce, sacrifices selfishness; while self, in order to possess, keeps itself and sacrifices love.
The Wisdom and the Power of the Cross: 2020 Edition
2. There is no such thing as love without pain. Love is committed and very vulnerable. In love, we open our hearts and make the cords of our most tender emotions available to the plucking fingers of other people. In sharing the love of God, it is inevitable that we will also share His suffering.
The Wisdom and the Power of the Cross
