“Satan contrives machinations of deception. Without our being aware of it, the evil one sets snares. With eager longing for Christ, the power of the soul escapes from the traps and runs to Christ. This is a marvellous thing — a more elegant approach. To enter into the fray with your enemy means getting involved in the hurly-burly of battle. In the love of Christ, however, the confusions and pressures of combat are avoided. Here the power of the soul is transfigured without effort. You mustn’t respond with the same means. Show indifference! This indifference towards one’s enemy is a great art — the art of arts. It is achieved only through divine grace. The contest with evil through the grace of God is carried out without bloodshed and without exertion, without pressure and without strain.”

–  ‘Wounded by Love’