“…the grace of God is to be found where there is true humility, divine humility, perfect trust in God, total dependence on Him. It is a priceless thing to be led by God and to have no will of your own. The slave has no will of his own. He does his master’s will. The faithful servant of God does the same. Become His slave, and in God you will find freedom. This is true freedom — to burn for God. This is everything. We have said this time and again. If you are defeated by God, you are enslaved to Him and you live in the freedom enjoyed by the children of God. For by whomsoever a person is defeated, by the same he is led in bondage. This also happens, however, in the case of the monk   who lives in total obedience to his elder…”

–  ‘Wounded by Love’