May the Lord lay His hand on all that I do so that it may be in accordance with His holy will; this is always my desire, although my actions may be a… - Teresa of Ávila

. . . it is presumptuous in me to wish to choose my path, because I cannot tell which path is best for me. I must leave it to the Lord, Who knows me, to lead me by the path which is best for me, so that in all things His will may be done.

it has acquired prudence and discretion and orders its life well. Its limitations are those of vision: it has not yet experienced to the full the inspiring force of love. It has not made a full self-oblation, a total self-surrender. Its love is still governed by reason, and so its progress is slow.

It is by humility that the Lord allows Himself to be conquered so that He will do all we ask of Him,