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It Is Futile To Wish For A Long Life, And Then To Give So Little Care To Living Well.

He Who Loveth God With All His Heart Feareth Not Death, Nor Punishment, Nor Judgment, Nor Hell, Because Perfect Love Giveth Sure Access To God. But He Who Still Delighteth In Sin, No Marvel If He Is Afraid Of Death And Judgment.

When Comfort Is Withdrawn, Do Not Be Cast Down, But Humbly And Patiently Await The Visitation Of God. He Is Able And Powerful To Give You More Grace And More Spiritual Comfort Than You First Had.

In Judging Others A Man Laboreth In Vain; He Often Erreth, And Easily Falleth Into Sin; But In Judging And Examining Himself He Always Laboreth To Good Purpose.

Let All Your Thoughts Be With The Most High, And Direct Your Humble Prayers Unceasingly To Christ. If You Cannot Contemplate High And Heavenly Things, Take Refuge In The Passion Of Christ, And Love To Dwell Within His Sacred Wounds. For If You Devoutly Seek The Wounds Of Jesus And The Precious Marks Of His Passion, You Will Find Great Strength In All Troubles.