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When Therefore The First Spark Of A Desire After God Arises In Thy Soul, Cherish It With All Thy Care, Give All Thy Heart Into It; It Is Nothing Less Than A Touch Of The Divine Loadstone, That Is To Draw Thee Out Of The Vanity Of Time, Into The Riches Of Eternity.

The Eyes Of Our Souls Only Then Begin To See When Our Bodily Eyes Are Closing.

If Religion Commands Universal Charity, To Love Our Neighbors As Ourselves, To Forgive And Pray For All Our Enemies Without Any Reserve; It Is Because All Degrees Of Love Are Degrees Of Happiness, That Strengthen And Support The Divine Life Of The Soul, And Are As Necessary To Its Health And Happiness, As Proper Food Is Necessary To The Health And Happiness Of The Body.

This Is The State Of All Creatures, Whether Men Or Angels; As They Make Not Themselves, So They Enjoy Nothing From Themselves; If They Are Great, It Must Be Only As Great Receivers Of The Gifts Of God; Their Power Can Only Be So Much Of The Divine Power Acting In Them; Their Wisdom Can Be Only So Much Of The Divine Wisdom Shining Within Them; And Their Light And Glory, Only So Much Of The Light And Glory Of God Shining Upon Them.

What Could Begin To Deny Self, If There Were Not Something In Man Different From Self?