We do not hear God when we have unrest in our souls; we do not perceive his inspirations when we have a restless heart.
“The great principle of the interior life is the peace of soul, and it must be preserved with such care that the moment it is attacked all else must be put aside and every effort made to try and regain this holy peace, just as, in an outbreak of fire, everything else is neglected to hasten to extinguish the flames.” - Jean Pierre de Caussade