Never have I understood so well that suffering is the greatest pledge of love that God can give His creatures, and I did not suspect that just such sweetness was hidden at the bottom of the chalice for the one who drank it to the dregs…
Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity
Letter 313 to Madame de Sourdon (excerpt)
18 September 1906
Elizabeth of the Trinity, S 2003, The Complete Works of Elizabeth of the Trinity volume 2: Letters from Carmel, translated from the French by Nash, A, ICS Publications, Washington DC.
Carmelite Quotes 
I’ve drunk it to the dregs. The only comfort is offering my suffering in union with His Passion for Holy Mother Church and the world. That is my sweetness, and it is not without hope, joy and love.
That’s well understood.