No heaven can come to us, unless our hearts find rest in today.
Take heaven.

No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in this precious little instant. Take peace.

Life is so generous a giver, but we, judging its gifts by their coverings, cast them away as ugly or heavy or hard. Remove the covering, and you will find beneath it a living splendour, woven of love, and wisdom, and power.

Welcome it, greet it, and you touch the angel’s hand that brings it.

Christmas Letter attributed to Fra Angelico, 1396 – 1495.

I was fortunate to see the extraordinary exhibition of his works in Florence earlier this year