O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.
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I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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