When first those words found entrance to my heart, they brought with them peace and strength to stand against deception, desertion, discouragement and the resolute will to live a life more devoted to God, more united to Him, more contented, and ever pressing onward towards heaven. Once more, I bless you!
Precious counsels, enlighten, guide, and lead me.
VIII.
A Simple Prayer
O Jesu! in the midst of glory forget not the sadness upon earth!
Have mercy upon those to whom God has sent the bitter trial of separation from those they love!
Have mercy on that loneliness of heart, so full of sadness, so crushing, sometimes full of terror!
Have mercy upon those struggling against the difficulties of life, and faint with discouragement!
Have mercy on those whom fortune favors, whom the world fascinates, and who are free from care!