As for me, I think that we keep ourselves in the presence of God even while we sleep, for we go to sleep in his presence and by his will. And when we wake we find that He is beside us, that He has not stirred from us, nor we from Him; therefore we have kept ourselves in his presence, though with closed eyes.
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When a certain cross is given to you alone it is of more value, and it should be dearer to you because of its rarity.
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God be praised! God or nothing; for all that is not God is nothing, or worse than nothing.
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Do not turn your eyes on your infirmities and incapacity, except to humble yourself; never let them discourage you.
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Finally, do not be angry, or at least troubled because you have been troubled; do not be overcome because you have allowed yourself to be overcome; do not be disquieted because you have allowed yourself to be disquieted by angry passions; but take your heart and place it gently in the hands of our Lord and ask Him to cure it; meanwhile, do all you can to renew and strengthen your good resolutions.