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Aridity

 

Introduction to the Devout Life, Part II, Chapter 9: It may happen, Philothea, that you find no liking for meditation nor any consolation in it.  I plead with you, do not be upset in the least.  Sometimes open the door to vocal prayers:  tell the Lord about your unhappy condition, acknowledge your unworthiness, ask him for his help, kiss his picture if you have it.  

 

Letter to a Wife and Mother, 18: Since he is more pleased with our service when we are suffering from aridity than when our prayers afford us every satisfaction, we should prefer it too – at least in the higher part of our souls.  Although from the point of view of our self-love serenity and sympathy are more pleasant, from the point of view of God’s love aridity is more beneficial.  

 

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