and the merciful love of the Heart of Jesus, how little is it known! True it is, that to share in these treasures we must humble ourselves, must acknowledge our nothingness, and that is what many souls are unwilling to do.
VII LETTER TO HER MISSIONARY "BROTHERS"
Our dreams, our desires of perfection
are not vain imaginations, since Jesus
Himself has given us this commandment,
He said: "Be you, therefore, perfect, as
also your Heavenly Father is perfect."[1]
II LETTER TO HER SISTER CÉLINE
Truly I am far from being a saint.
I ought not to rejoice at the aridity of
my soul, but attribute it to the scantiness
of my fervour and fidelity. I
ought to grieve because I fall asleep very
often during my prayer and my thanksgiving.
Well, I do not grieve! I reflect
that little children when they sleep are
as pleasing to their parents as when they
- ↑ Matt., v, 48.
