Not alone must we be careful to preserve purity of intention in all our enterprises, but we must also firmly attach ourselves to our duty…to the sole will of God, and we must make ourselves virtuously indifferent to failure or success.  On the one hand, we are reasonably sure that God wills this work for us at the moment; but, on the other hand, we never know what His future intentions may be.  “Very often, in order to exercise us in holy indifference (even as to what regards His service) He inspires us with noble undertakings, the success of which, however, He does not will.”  Thus, Providence appears to be playing with us.  But the play is for us very profitable, indeed, since we always win even whilst losing.  For we derive from it, God so arranging, the merit of our pious intentions, the merit of our conscientious labour, and the merit of a trial patiently endured.  On the other hand, perhaps success would have occasioned the loss of our humility, our detachment, and of other virtues besides.  “Nevertheless, we must not allow such considerations to paralyze our efforts or to diminish our zeal.  We must neglect nothing that is required for the success of the enterprise which God has placed in our hands; but at the same time we are to be so disposed that should it issue in failure, we shall support the disappointment with meekness and calm.  –Abbot Vitalis Lehodey ‘Holy Abandonment’