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Unclassified Journals 4

Historic believers

On pure love

“The spirit that loves God seeks nothing for itself. It desires only that God may be glorified, and it remains in silence before Him, content to be nothing, that He may be all.”

Madame Jeanne Guyon — A Short and Easy Method of Prayer (1685)
 
I do not ask for anything; I do not desire anything; I only keep myself in His holy presence, and my soul is filled with an inward joy that is sometimes so great that I am forced to use means to moderate it.”

“We must make our heart a spiritual temple wherein to adore Him incessantly.

We must watch continually over ourselves, that we may not do, say, or think anything that may displease Him.

When our minds are thus employed, we need fear nothing.

I do not advise you to use many words in prayer; many words are often the occasion of wandering.

    Brother Lawrence letter 1

     
    (Proverbes 4:23) Garde ton cœur plus que toute autre chose, car de lui jaillissent les sources de la vie"

    (Proverbs 4:23) Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.

     

     


 

 

Spiritual Maxims

“The presence of God is the life and nourishment of the soul.

Whoever truly knows God will be happy with Him.

We must accustom ourselves to a continual conversation with God, with freedom and simplicity.

We must do everything for the love of God.

We must make our heart a spiritual temple wherein to adore Him incessantly.

We must watch continually over ourselves, that we may not do, say, or think anything that may displease Him.

When our minds are thus employed, we need fear nothing.

We must not be discouraged by our faults; only acknowledge them, and return to God with love.

The more the soul is emptied of self, the more God fills it with His presence.”

 

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