There is such a thing as getting “a taste of heaven” in this world, as we see in the lives of the saints. But it is up to each of us to strive for—inasmuch as our virtue of hope is inspired by faith in God and strengthened—sweetened—in confidence of His great merciful goodness.
—from the book Gratitude and Grit: The Life of Blessed Solanus Casey,
by Brother Leo Wollenweber, OFM Cap, page 44
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