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Here there is no more to do than surrender our intellects and reflect that they are of no avail when it comes to understanding the grandeurs of God.

God deliver us from spiritual people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.  It would be a bad business for us if we could not seek God until we were dead to the world. Neither Magdalene, nor the woman of Samaria, nor the Canaanite woman was dead to the world when she found him.

Interior mortification makes everything else more meritorious and perfect, and afterward enables us to do the other things with greater ease and repose.

Once you get used to enjoying the castle, you will find rest in all things, even those involving much labor, for you will have hope of returning to the castle, which
no one can take from you.

It is in the effects and deeds following afterward that one discerns the true value of prayer.

If the soul does not withdraw from its Spouse through a very culpable boldness, He will protect it from the whole world and even from all hell.

Or look upon Him bending under the weight of the Cross and not even allowed to take breath: He will look upon you with His lovely and compassionate eyes, full of tears, and in comforting your grief will forget His own because you are bearing Him company in order to comfort Him and turning your head to look upon Him.

When one is in the midst of business matters, and in times of persecutions and trials, when one can't maintain so much quietude, and in times of dryness, Christ is a very good friend...He is company for us. Once we have the habit, it is very easy to find Him present at our side.

We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to find a place where we can be alone and look upon Him present within us.

Especially persons of prayer should always be attached to him (St. Joseph). For I don't know how one can think about the Queen of Angels and about when she went through so much with the Infant Jesus without giving thanks to St. Joseph for the good assistance he then provided them both with.

The soul should trust in the goodness of God, which is greater than all the evils we are capable of.

Be convinced that where humility is truly present, God will give a peace and conformity — even though He may never give consolations — by which one will walk with greater contentment than will others with their consolations.