And will spend the winter you eternal spring

Dec. 11
The longing to be in eternal peace is good, is holy, but must temper it with complete resignation to the will of God. It is best to do the will of God on earth to enjoy in heaven. Suffering and death, was the desire of Saint Theresa. Purgatory is sweet when suffering for love of God.
The tests, to which God subjects and I submit, are all signs of divine favor and jewelry for the soul. Will, my dears, winter and spring come the endless, the richer the more harsh beauties have been storms. The darkness that you are experiencing is a sign of the nearness of God to your souls.
(December 11, 1916, the sisters Ventrella - Letters. III, p. 548)