Sublime

A man who is truly Christian, as we have already seen, never objects to being humbled.

and when one loves GOD, one suffers for His sake with joy and courage.

must “know,” says Eckhart, “that the very best and noblest attainment in this life is to be silent and let God work and speak within.”17

He believed it was a serious mistake to think of our prayer time as being different from any other. Our actions should unite us with God when we are involved in our daily activities, just as our prayer unites us with Him in our quiet time.

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

Try always to eliminate in yourself any wish to dominate others, do not seek glory or praise – this can all lead to the ruin of your soul. Do not allow yourself to think that you possess particular virtues that are lacking in others. From Pious Thoughts

He immediately wrote a letter to his brother: “And only then did I know how much I loved you my dear brother!” All the small questions that used to concern him fell away. “When I look back on my past and think how much time I wasted on nothing, how much time has been lost in futilities, errors, laziness, incapacity to live; how little I appreciated

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight” (Prov. 3:5–6).

That GOD seemed to have granted the greatest favors to the greatest sinners, as more signal monuments of his mercy.