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 pierce, leave in a corner, or else press to His Heart if so it pleased Him. In a word ''I wanted to amuse the little Jesus, and to give myself up to all His childlike fancies''.

HIST. D'UNE AME, CH. VI

My heart is entirely filled with the will of Jesus; therefore when anything over and above falls to its share, this does not penetrate to its depths; it is a mere nothing which easily glides by, as oil on the surface of limpid water. Ah! if my heart were not filled up beforehand, had it to be filled by the sentiments of joy or of sadness which so quickly succeed each other, bitter indeed would be this flood-tide of pain; but these rapid alternations do no more than ruffle the surface of my soul, and I remain ever in a profound peace that nothing can disturb.

HIST. D'UNE AME, CH. XII

I am not always faithful, but I am never discouraged; I leave myself wholly in the arms of our Divine Lord; He teaches