(Stained-glass window in St. Thomas Becket Church in Veneta, Oregon)

When fighting against the world, the flesh, the devil, and our own unruly passions:

"Be not daunted with their strength and number. In this sort of fight no one is conquered but he that surrenders; neither have your enemies a greater power than your Leader for whose honor you engage. Be assured He never will suffer you to fall into their hands. He will be your Champion; He Who is infinitely superior will crown you with conquest, provided that fighting His battles, you place your confidence, not in your own strength, but in His Almighty Power and Sovereign Goodness."

~ Dom Lawrence Scupoli, The Spiritual Combat

In this sort of fight, no one is conquered but he that surrenders. That's my quote for the day. We cannot be overcome by evil, unless we surrender. As long as we keep fighting with everything we've got, we are guaranteed the victory. God wills it!