23.The Liberty of God

"For the good which I will, I do not; but the evil which I will not, that I do" (Rom. vii. 18, 19). Not so with God. Sin and injustice can find no place in Him, nor can they force Him to compromise with them. Keep yourself free from sin. This is the truest liberty here, and the greatest exercise of human strength and determination. This gives you the true liberty of God.

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22. Conformity to God's Will

Conformity to God's will is one of the characteristics of the blessed in heaven; and as to us on earth, Our Lord says, "Whoever shall do the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother" (Matt. xii. 50). Offer your will to God. Desire nothing apart from Him.

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21, The Double Will in God

A very small amount of knowledge suffices for salvation, and God at some time give this to all. Temptation in itself is never fatal: we are helped to bear it, and grace is proportioned to our needs. "God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able" (1 For. x. 13). Prayer places the whole force of God's omnipotence in our hands; it pierces the clouds, and according to Our Lord's repeated promises, its event is infallible. 

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20. The Will of God

"Be no unwise, but understanding what is the will of God" (Eph. v. 17). As His servants our first care should be to know His will and do it. It is often hard to know it, and the knowledge is give only after much delay and in answer to prayer. "Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?" (Acts ix. 6). Whatever it be, carry it out minutely and fearlessly.

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19. The Life of God

God communicates Himself to you in divers ways, and with Himself His life. This takes place through Our Lord, through His teaching, His Church, His grace, His Sacraments; and it is accomplished so perfectly that we may become able to say, "I live, now not I, but Christ liveth in me" (Gal. ii. 20). 

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18. The Truth of God

Further, God not only has, but He is this perfect transcendent truth. For all that is in Him is Himself. There is no division in Him of qualities as distinct from His being. The infinity and the goodness of God are God Himself; and so the truth of God is God. 

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17. The Ideas of God

Everything proceeding from the hand of God is good; everything should remind us of God, teach us something about Him, and lead us to love Him. Strive to recognize the hand of God in all that happens, and believe that all is good for you though it seem to be evil; even if it be really evil God will bring forth good from it. 

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16. The Science of God

We are safe in His hands. He will never deal with us unwisely, will never forget us or neglect us, will never be mistaken, or fail to understand those circumstances which make every man's case a peculiar one. Never question the wisdom of God's knowledge. Be contented with all that proceeds from Him, for He knows what is best. 

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15. The Names of God

"When you exalt Him put forth all your strength and be not weary, for you can never go far enough" (Eccli. xliii. 34). The fact that we cannot go far enough is the very reason why we should go as far as we can. If we cannot render God the whole of His deserts, we should at least offer Him all that is in our power. 

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14. The Beatific Vision of God

"We see now through a glass in a dark manner, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know even as I am known" (1 Cor. xiii. 12). How wonderful, how novel, how far beyond all expectation will be the heavenly vision when it is suddenly unveiled before us!

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13. The Incomprehensibility of God

When we shall have been proved faithful and admitted to the presence of God we shall become capable of a higher manifestation of God by the light of glory. Our eyes will be opened, our intellect perfected, and God will be disclosed to our sight. Then we shall know things, which here below eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart conceived. 

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12. The Peace of God

The peace of God is a most profound tranquillity and repose, like the silence of untrodden mountain summits clothed with eternal snows; or like the lowest depths of the ocean, where fierce storms that rage on the surface are unfelt, and where the turbulent industry of men can never penetrate. Nothing can equal that peace. 

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11. The Purity, Sanctity, and Beauty of God

The beauty of God will ravish us with delight for all eternity. This same beauty of God exists in your soul when you are in the state of grace; you are then more pleasing in the eyes of God than all the wonderful beauty of the material world. Possessing this in yourself and in God, you can afford to dispense with earthly pleasures, to live a live of mortification, and to look forward to the enjoyment of that "Beauty which is ever ancient and ever new." Cultivate this divine quality in your soul that God may take delight in beholding you.

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10. The Unity of God

Seek God alone and always. Let one principle guide your life in all its diverse operations. Let nothing turn you  from the path of consistency, from wholehearted loyalty and affection towards God. Do no dissipate your energies on any other object; but let all the various duties of life look to God and be turned to His service.

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The Eternity of God

9. The Eternity of God. ― Easy Index

Eternity is neither past, present nor future. So St. Denis says that God never "was," for there is no past in His life; He never "will be," for there is no unrealized future before Him; and it is not to be said, in our sense, that He "is," for our present is a transient moment, gone before we enjoy its possession. 

Mortify your curiosity. "Seek not the things that are too high for thee, and search not into things above thy ability: . . . for it is not necessary for thee to see with thy eyes the things that are hid" (Eccli. iii. 22-23).

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The Immutability of God

8. The Immutability of God. ― Easy Index

There is no fixedness, no certainty, no permanence, except in God and in that religion which is never to fail. Human religions change like the minds of men, and all at last suffer the final change of dissolution. The Church of God alone outlives all institutions and never grows antiquated. Thank God that your faith is founded on an immutable rock; but pray that your life may ever change―for the better. 

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The Immensity of God

7. The Immensity of God. ― Easy Index

How wonderful it is that you should thus possess the kingdom of God within you! This presence of God is your greatest treasure; it gives you strength for every emergency, companionship in loneliness, cheerfulness as against depression, indomitable faith and confidence; it is your happiness and your glory. Value it as such.

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The Infinity of God

6. The Infinity of God. ― Easy Index

God cannot be limited by time, for He is eternal; nor by space, for He is immense; He is not limited by the measure of our intelligence (as many would seem to think when they pass judgment on His decrees), for He is incomprehensible; still less is God expressed adequately by the terms we use to describe Him, for He is ineffable. Neither can our hearts fathom the delights of His love. Thus every perfection of God surpasses all understanding. "We shall say much and yet shall want words; but the sum of our words is, He is all" (Eccli. xliii. 29). 

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The Goodness of God

5. The Goodness of God. ― Easy Index

"The Lord is good to them that hope in Him, to the soul that seeketh Him" (Lam. iii. 25). Seek God alone, and all these good things will be yours. God gives Himself entirely to you; take care to give yourself entirely to Him. 

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The Simplicity of God.

4. The Simplicity of God. ― Easy Index

Wo to them that are faint-hearted, who believe not God: . . . and have forsaken the right ways, and gone aside into crooked ways" (Eccli, ii. 14-16). There are many who would not willfully deceive a neighbor with false words, yet do not shrink from deceiving themselves with vain excuses for not following the lead of light and grace; but they do not deceive God, and He will not be mocked.   

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The Divine Perfections

3. The Divine Perfections. ― Easy Index

Rejoice that God, in whom you trust, is so perfect. Recognize your own imperfection and nothingness. Take no credit to yourself for anything; all that is good in you is from Him; all that is really your own is your weakness, your folly, your shame. And this is the whole of man without God.   

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Always Remember that if we have a tender devotion and love towards the Blessed Virgin, we know that in one important respect the same mind is in us as was also in Christ Jesus.

The Existence of God

2. The Existence of God. ― Easy Index

God exists. This is the first truth of all truths; it is eternally true, before all ages, without beginning; it is a necessary truth, for the opposite is inconceivable; it is the most important of all truths, for all things affirm it, and all depend upon it; and it is for ever unchangeable. 

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