this will all come soon—yes, very soon, if we ardently love Jesus.
VI LETTER TO HER SISTER CÉLINE
Life is passing, Eternity draws nigh;
soon shall we live the very life of God.
After having drunk deep at the fount of
bitterness, our thirst will be quenched at
the very source of all sweetness.
Yes, the figure of this world passeth away,[1] soon shall we see new heavens; a more radiant sun will brighten with its splendours ethereal seas and infinite horizons. . . . We shall no longer be prisoners in a land of exile, all will be at an end and with our Heavenly Spouse we shall sail o'er boundless waters: now our harps are hung upon the willows that border the rivers of Babylon,[2] but in the day of our deliverance what harmonies will then be heard! With what joy shall we not make every chord of our instruments to vibrate! Today, we weep remembering Sion . . . how shall we sing
