pierce, leave in a corner, or else press to His Heart if so it pleased Him. In a word I wanted to amuse the little Jesus, and to give myself up to all His childlike fancies.
HIST. D'UNE AME, CH. VI
My heart is entirely filled with the will
of Jesus; therefore when anything over
and above falls to its share, this does not
penetrate to its depths; it is a mere
nothing which easily glides by, as oil
on the surface of limpid water. Ah! if
my heart were not filled up beforehand,
had it to be filled by the sentiments of
joy or of sadness which so quickly
succeed each other, bitter indeed would
be this flood-tide of pain; but these
rapid alternations do no more than
ruffle the surface of my soul, and I remain
ever in a profound peace that nothing
can disturb.
HIST. D'UNE AME, CH. XII
I am not always faithful, but I am never
discouraged; I leave myself wholly in
the arms of our Divine Lord; He teaches
