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Rh Thou art the true peace of the heart: Thou its only rest; out of Thee all things are full of trouble. In this peace, that is, in Thee, the one chiefest eternal Good, I will lay me down and sleep.Amen.

HATSOEVER I can desire or imagine for my comfort, I look for it not here but hereafter.

For if I could possess all the comforts of the world, and might enjoy all the delights thereof, it is certain that they could not long endure.

Wherefore, O my soul, thou canst not be fully comforted, nor have perfect refreshment, except in God, the comforter of the poor, and the helper of the humble.

Wait a little while, O my soul, wait for the divine promise, and thou shalt have abundance of all good things in heaven.

If thou inordinately desire the things that are present, thou shalt lose those which are heavenly and eternal.

Use temporal things, and desire eternal.

Thou canst not be satisfied by temporal goods, because thou art not created to enjoy them.

2. Although thou shouldst possess all created