Bring Back Your Heart Patiently

“When your heart is wandering and distracted, bring it back quickly to its point, restore it tenderly to its Master’s side, and if you did nothing else the whole of your hour but bring back your heart patiently and put it near our Lord again, and every time you put it back it turned away again, your hour would be well-employed.”

— St. Francis de Sales, 1616
Treatise on the Love of God
Photo credit: Georgia Sparling

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Today’s Invitation

Notice where your heart is — is it wandering and distracted? Take a moment to bring back your heart patiently to God or Spirit.

Query of the Week

What is your relationship with silence and stillness?

What happens for you when you try to sit still in silence? How do you maintain a state of inner stillness through the noise and demands of your daily life?

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  • St. Francis de Sales

    Francis de Sales (21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a Savoyard Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Geneva and is a saint of the Catholic Church. He became noted for his deep faith and his gentle approach to the religious divisions in his land resulting from the Protestant Reformation. He is known also for his writings on the topic of spiritual direction and spiritual formation.

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