Spiritual Letters

CONTENTS:The Advantage of HumiliationHow to bear Suffering, so as to preserve our peaceThe Beauty of the CrossThe Death of SelfPeace lies in Simplicity and ObedienceThe True Source of Peace is in the Surrender of the WillTrue Good is only reached by AbandonmentKnowledge puffeth up. Charity edifiethWe are not to choose the manner in which our blessing shall be bestowedThe Discovery and Death of SelfThe Sight of our Imperfections should not take away our PeaceLiving by the Cross and by FaithDespair at our Imperfections is a greater Obstacle than the Imperfection itselfPure Faith sees God aloneOur Knowledge stands in the way of our becoming wiseThose who endeavor to injure us are to be Loved and Welcomed as the Hand of GodQuietness in God our True ResourceTrue Friendships are Founded only in GodThe Cross a Source of our PleasureThe Absence of Feeling and the Revelation of Self no sufficient Cause of DistressThe Imperfection of others to be borne in LoveThe Fear of Death not taken away by our own Courage, but by the Grace of GodSensitiveness under Reproof the Surest Sign we Needed itImperfection only is Intolerant of ImperfectionWe should Listen to God and not to Self-loveAbsolute Trust the Shortest Road to GodThe Time of Temptation and Distress is no time to form resolvesWho has Love, has AllWeakness preferable to Strength, and Practice better than KnowledgeBeware of the Pride of Reasoning; The True Guide to Knowledge is LoveThe Gifts of God not to be Rejected on Account of the Channel that brings themPoverty and Spoilation the Way of ChristThe Will of God our only TreasureAbandonment not an Heroic Sacrifice, but a Simple Sinking into the Will of GodDaily Dying takes the Place of Final DeathSuffering belongs to the Living, not the DeadThe Limits of our Grace are those of our TemptationResisting God an Effectual Bar to GraceGod speaks more effectually in the Soul than to itThe Circumcision of the Heart