Would To God That We Might Spend

Be Thankful For The Smallest Blessing, And You Will Be Worthy To Receive Greater.

Do Not Try To Find A Place Free From Temptations And Troubles. Rather, Seek A Peace That Endures Even When You Are Beset By Various Temptations And Tried By Much Adversity.

Carefully Avoid In Yourself Those Things Which Distrub You In Others.

If Thou Hadst Simplicity And Purity, Thou Wouldst Be Able To Comprehend All Things Without Error, And Behold Them Without Danger. The Pure Heart Safely Pervades Not Only Heaven, But Hell.

For It Is The Grace Of Christ, And Not Our Own Virtue, That Gives Us The Power To Overcome The Flesh And The World.