I have often said to thee, and I repeat it again: forsake and resign thyself, and thou shalt enjoy a great inward peace. Give all for all; seek nothing, call for nothing back; stand purely, and with a full confidence in Me, and thou shalt possess Me.
-Bk. III, ch. xxxvii.
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Jesus has shown me the only way that leads to the fire of divine love: it is that of a little child who, full of trust, falls asleep in its father's arms. The Holy Ghost speaking by the mouth of Solomon says: Whosoever is a little one, let him come to me (Prov. ix, 4), and the same Spirit of love affirms that to him that is little, mercy is granted (Wisd. vi, 7). The prophet Isaias reveals to us that at the last day the Lord shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather together the lambs with his arm, and shall take them up in his bosom (Is. xl, 11).
As if these assurances were not enough, the same prophet cries out in God's name: You shall be carried at the breasts, and upon the knees they shall caress you. As one whom the mother caresseth, so will I comfort you (ibid. lxvi, 12).
After hearing words such as these, one can only remain silent, overwhelmed by love and gratitude. If other souls, as weak and imperfect as I am, could experience what I feel, not one would despair of reaching the summit of the heights of love, as all Our Lord asks for is self-surrender and gratitude.
-The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme)
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Adapted from Just For Today(©1943 Burns & Oates)
Nihil Obstat: Reginaldus Phillips, S.T.L.,Censor deputatus
Imprimatur: Edwardus Myers, Vic. Cap.
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