The divine spouse does “weeping and languishing with love” (Sgs 5:8), because she does not at once find the well-beloved she is searching for. The love of the well-beloved had bred in her a desire, that desire begot an ardour to pursue it, and that ardour caused in her a languishing which would have consumed and annihilated her poor heart, unless she had hoped at length to meet with what she sought after.
Saint Francis de Sales
Dryness Requires and Builds Hope
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5 comments on Dryness Requires and Builds Hope
5 responses to “Dryness Requires and Builds Hope”
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I love deSales . . . and I’m LOVING little Van.
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Are you reading the Autobiography? =)
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Yes. And I just ordered the Correspondence, vol. 2
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‘Conversations’ (‘Colloques’ in French)? This is my favourite. Most of the quotes by Van on the blog come from ‘Conversations’. =)
Jack Keogan tells me that the letters/correspondence may be available later this year in English (right now only in French).
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Yes, I meant Conversations. It arrived yesterday! I know that it will be food for my soul. Thank you so, so much for introducing him to me.
I’ll keep my eyes open for the correspondence. Can’t get too much of this good thing. ;-)
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Contemplative in the Mud 