Practice and Presence of God

That he was very sensible of his faults, but not discouraged by them; that he confessed them to GOD, but did not plead against Him to excuse them.

He requires no great matters of us; a little remembrance of Him from time to time; a little adoration; sometimes to pray for His grace, sometimes to offer Him your sufferings, and sometimes to return Him thanks for the favors He has given you, and still gives you, in the midst of your troubles, and to console yourself with Him the oftenest you can.

We should be careful never to separate ourselves from His presence. We must dwell with Him always; so let us live with

That the trust we put in GOD, honors Him much, and draws down great graces.

He continued that if someone surrenders himself entirely to God, resolving to do anything for Him, the Lord will protect that person from deception.

Let him then think of GOD the most he can. Let him accustom himself, by degrees, to this small but holy exercise.

Fourth Letter

Third Conversation

That the end we ought to propose to ourselves is to become, in this life, the most perfect worshippers of GOD we can possibly be, as we hope to be through all eternity.