“Our Lord never asks sacrifices from us beyond our strength. At times, it is true this Divine Savior makes us feel all the bitterness of the chalice that He is off ering our soul. When He asks the sacrifice of all that is precious in this world, it is impossible, without a very special grace, not to cry out like Him in the garden of agony: “Father, let this chalice pass from me – but not my will, but Your will be done.” It is very consoling to think that Jesus, the Strong God, knew our weakness, that He trembled at the sight of the bitter chalice, this chalice that He had in the past so ardently desired to drink.”

Through the intercession of Saint Thérèse let us learn to trust and surrender. Like her, we arer sometimes overwhelmed by sorrow, challenges, disappointments, and worries. Let us learn the wisdom that alone we are helpless; in God we are powerful.