delight in the thought that God has drawn us away from the world, what will it be, when in Heaven's eternal glory and never-ending rest, we shall understand the incomparable favour He has shown us in choosing us here, to dwell in His own House—the very threshold of Heaven.
HIST. D'UNE AME, CH. X
Let us not expect to find Love without
Suffering. Our nature is there, and
it is not there for nothing; but what
treasures it enables us to acquire! It
is our means of gain; so precious is it
that Jesus came down upon earth expressly
to possess it. . . . We want to
suffer generously, grandly; we wish
never to fall; what illusion! And what
does it matter to me if I fall every minute?
I find great profit in it, for thereby I see
my weakness. My God, You know what
I am capable of unless You carry me in
Your arms; and if You leave me alone,
well; it is that it pleases you to see me
