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Spouses of Christ! Shall we not offer ourselves to swell the number of those who give their all to Christ? Shall we not pledge ourselves to vicarious suffering and to the forgetfulness of all, save the supreme interest of our Saviour's Heart? To such souls God grants that special feeling of His Divine Presence which He alone can give. It is a mystical grace though many souls do not realize that they are the recipients of such a favor. The soul then feels as though she were a LIVING TABERNACLE where the Divine Outcast resides, and where He invites her to a familiar intercourse with Himself.
This intimacy always deepens, and slowly changes itself into IDENTIFICATION WITH JESUS.
Many souls are afraid to set their hopes high. They do not desire lofty perfection or complete holiness, for the simple reason that they dare not hope for it. Their past is always with them, showing them clearly how little progress they have made in virtue. To such souls St. Little Thérèse said: "We can never have too much confidence in our God, Who is so mighty and merciful." "As we hope in Him, so shall we receive."
She delighted to say that God had no need of time to sanctify her soul. For Him one day is as a thousand years. "Jesus has no need of our works," she said. "If all weak and imperfect souls such as mine felt as I do, none would despair of reaching the Summit of the Mountain of Love, since Jesus does not look for deeds, but only for gratitude and self-surrender." (Turn Page ☛☛)
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