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 *passes infinitely that of the world's greatest geniuses? It is not then either intellect or talent that He looks for here below He has called Himself ''the Flower of the Field'' to show us how much He cherishes simplicity.

To keep the word of Jesus, this is the sole condition of our happiness, the proof of our love for Him; and this word—it seems to me that it is Himself, since He is called the Uncreated Word of the Father.

Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.

As Text there is a verse which I utter unwillingly each day. It is this: ''Inclinavi cor meum ad faciendas justifica-''*