A novice under a temptation which seemed to her insurmountable said: 'This time I cannot rise above it--it is impossible.' Therese replied, 'Why do you try to rise above it? Pass beneath it quite simply. It is very well for great souls to soar high above the clouds when the storm is raging, but for us, we have merely to bear the showers with patience. If we do get rather wet--no matter.'
Thoughts of Saint Therese
