We can never be too frequent or too solemn in the general surrender of our souls to God and binding our souls by a vow to be the Lord’s forever: to love Him above all things, to fear Him, to hope in Him, to walk in His ways in a course of holy obedience, and to wait for His mercy and eternal life.-Isaac Watts, A Guide to Prayer.

We must be willing to accept the bitter truth that, in the
end, we may have to become a burden to those who love us. But
it is necessary that we face this also. The full acceptance of
our abjection and uselessness is the virtue that can make us
and others rich in the grace of God. It takes heroic charity
and humility to let others sustain us when we are absolutely
incapable of sustaining ourselves.
We cannot suffer well unless we see Christ everywhere--both
in suffering and in the charity of those who come to the aid of
our affliction.-Thomas Merton (1915-1968), No Man is an Island, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1955; reprint, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002, p. 93-94