HIST. D’UNE AME, CH. IX
A soul in the state of grace has nothing to fear from the demons, who are cowards, capable of flight before the gaze of a child.
HIST. D’UNE AME, CH. I
To the pure all is pure,[107] the simple and upright soul sees not evil in anything, since evil exists in impure hearts only and not in material objects.
HIST. D’UNE AME, CH. VI
The good God has told us that in the Last Day He “will wipe away all tears from our eyes,”[108] and without doubt, the more tears to be dried, the greater will be the consolation.
III LETTER TO SR. MARIE DU SACRÉ-CŒUR
The Spouse in the Canticles, not having been able in repose to find her Beloved, arose, she says and went about the city to seek Him, but in vain ... she could not find Him save beyond the ramparts. It is not the will of Jesus that we should find His adorable Presence without effort. He hides Himself, He envelopes Himself with darkness.... It was not thus He acted in regard to the multitudes, for we read in the Gospels that the people were in admiration when He spoke.
Weak souls Jesus charmed by His divine utterances. He was trying to render them strong for the day of temptation and of trial; but small, truly, was the number of His faithful friends when He was silent[109] before His judges. Oh, what melody for my heart is that silence of the Divine Master.
XV LETTER TO HER SISTER CÉLINE