"...long for God again and again, Philothea, by short and ardent soarings of the
heart: admire his beauty, ask for his help, throw yourself in spirit at the foot
of the Cross, adore his goodness, speak to him often about salvation, give him
your heart a thousand times a day, fix your interior eyes upon his gentleness,
hold out your hand to him like a little child to its father that he may guide
you, put him on your breast as a delightful nosegay, plant him in your spirit
like a banner.
Make a thousand different movements of your heart, to rekindle in
yourself love for God, and to rouse yourself to an ardent and tender affection
for this divine Spouse... "
- St.Frances DeSales, Introduction to the Devout Life
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