Without the burden of afflictions, it is impossible to reach the height of grace. The gift of grace increases as the struggles increase.
St. Rose

Christianity Is Not A Religion Of The Book | Catechism Of The Catholic Church
Through all the words of Sacred Scripture, God speaks only one single Word, his one Utterance in whom he expresses himself completely: You recall that one and the same Word of God extends throughout Scripture, that it is one and the same Utterance that resounds in the...