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 Jesus Christ  is  our  model,  and  we  are  saintly  when  we are  like  unto  Him;  and  we  are  so  much  the  more  like Him in  proportion  to  our  conformity  to  the  will  of  God. Thus does  He  not  say  that  He  is  not  come  to  do  His  will, but that  of  His  Father?

In fine,  our  perfection  and  holiness  consists  in  charity. Charity is  the  fulfilment  of  the  law,  says  St. Paul. Perfect charity consists  in  doing  the  will  of  God  in  the  highest sense it  can  be  placed. "He who  keeps  my  commandments and  does  my  will,"  says  Jesus  Christ  himself,  "  is  he who  loves  me  "  (John  xiv.)

You are  sometimes  in  anxiety;  if  you  love  God,  that  is a  just  subject  of  uneasiness. If you  are  always  ready  to do  His  will  and  to  submit  to  it,  then  be  sure  that  you  love Him.

Conformity to  the  will  of  God  also  makes  a  man  happy as God,  who  is  happiness  itself.

What is  it  that  makes  God  infinitely  happy? It is  that He does  all  that  He  wills;  it  is  that  He  wills  all  that  is good;  it  is  that  He  finds  in  Himself  all  the  good  that  He wills.

Thus a  man  perfectly  conformed  to  the  will  of  God possesses all  these  blessings.

He does  what  he  wills  because  he  only  wishes  for  what God wills;  because  it  fulfils  also,  in  whatever  manner  it may  be,  His  fulfilment  also.

He also  wishes  only  for  that  that  is  good,  for  he  wills only what  God  wills.

In conclusion,  he  finds  all  things  good  in  themselves;  for his conformity  to  the  will  of  God,  united  as  it  is  to  God, makes him  possess  God;  and  what  benefit  can  fail  to  occur to him  who  possesses  God?

Le Pere Nepveu.

Reflex. Christiennes.