Aridity

 

"You find yourselves in aridity, so glorify the grace of God, without which you can do nothing. Then open your soul to heaven, just as a flower opens its calyx at sunrise to receive the beneficial dew.

You find yourselves in complete helplessness, your spirit in darkness, your heart under the weight of its frivolity, your body tormented by pain. Then worship the poor. Come out of your poverty and go to live with the Lord, or offer your poverty to Him so that He may exchange it for riches: this is a great work worthy of His glory."

Saint Peter Julian Eymard