Confide not in thyself, but place thy hope in God. Do what is in thy power, and God will be with thy good will.
-Bk. I, ch. vii.
Thou therefore art the fountain of all good, the height of life, and the depth of wisdom; and to trust in Thee above all things is the greatest comfort of Thy servants.
-Bk. III, ch. lix.
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How pure one must be to appear before the God of all holiness! Yet He is at the same time infinitely just, and His justice, which terrifies so many souls, is the cause of my hope.
Justice does not only consist in punishing the guilty, but also in acknowledging good intentions and rewarding virtue.
I hope as much in God's justice as in His mercy, for it is because He is just that the Lord is compassionate and merciful: long-suffering and plenteous in mercy. As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him: for he knoweth our frame (Ps. cll, 8, 13, 14).
-Letters.
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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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