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 taken therefrom  occasion  to  offend  Thy  infinite majesty, proud  sinner  that  I  was? Ah, Lord,  I  see why it  is;  I  did  not  know  how  to  bear  an  affront patiently, because  I  did  not  know  how  to  love  Thee. If I  had  loved  Thee  truly,  it  would  have  been  sweet and pleasing  to  me. But since  Thou  dost  promise pardon to  him  who  repents,  I  repent  with  all  my heart  of  all  the  faults  of  my  whole  life — a  life  so  unlike Thine. But I  desire  to  amend;  and  therefore I promise  Thee  to  be  willing  to  suffer  patiently  from this day  forward  all  the  contempt  which  I  shall  meet with for  Thy  love,  O  my  Jesus! Who wast  so  much despised for  the  love  of  me. I understand  that  humiliations are  precious  mines  from  which  Thou d rawest  eternal  treasures  to  enrich  souls. I deserve far greater  humiliations  and  reproaches  for  having despised Thy  grace;  I  deserve  to  be  trampled  on  by the  devils. But Thy  merits  are  my  hope. I will change my  life,  and  will  no  longer  displease  Thee; henceforth I  will  seek  for  nothing  but  Thy  divine pleasure. For the  future  I  will  love  Thee  only;  I desire  that  my  heart  should  belong  to  Thee  alone. Ah, take  possession  of  it,  and  keep  it  forever,  that I may  be  always  Thine,  and  Thou  mayest  be  always mine; that  I  may  love  Thee;  and  that  Thou  mayest love me  forever. Yes, this  is  my  hope,  O  my  God! always to love  Thee  and  always  to  be  loved  by  Thee. I believe in  Thee,  Infinite  Goodness;  I  hope  in  Thee, Infinite Goodness;  I  love  Thee,  Infinite  Goodness; I love  Thee  and  I  will  always  say:  I  love  Thee,  I  love Thee, I  love  Thee. O Mary,  help  me  always  to  love God.