And thus the joyful soul is still
At rest in God’s eternal will,
And she is His, and thus delighteth He
Her own to be.
The Path of Love.
We have the same history, the same “pilgrim’s progress,” given to us in another form. Matilda calls it “The Path of Love.”—It is her own story, the years of dreary penance, followed by the revelation of Christ to the soul.
“O thou that lovest, wouldst thou know
The path wherein thy feet should go?”
“Yea, teach it, Lord, to me.”
“Through drear repentance leads the way,