heartcrushing

Updated: May 27, 2025

First, however, I went down to the robinets the taps which flow between the Grotto and the piscines and, after a heartcrushing struggle, succeeded in filling my bottle with the holy water. It was astonishing how selfish one felt while still in the battle, and how magnanimous when one had gained the victory.

Robert Hugh Benson - Lourdes