![]() ![]() I say it leaves some eggs, for I believe God will not allow so great a favour to be lost but that if the recipient does not profit by it, others will. If it receives the grace of union and then does no more, thinking itself safe, and so leads a careless life, wandering off the road to heaven (that is, the keeping of the 139commandments) it will share the fate of the butterfly that comes from the silkworm, which lays some eggs that produce more of its kind and then dies for ever. This implies that the soul endeavours to advance in the service of our Lord and in self-knowledge. LET us now return to our little dove and see what graces God gives it in this state. ![]() Fraternal charity will certainly gain this union.ฤก. Love for God and our neighbour are proportionate. Divine union obtained by perfect love of God and our neighbour. Advantage of union gained by self-mortification. Union with the will of God the basis of all supernatural union. THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVE OF OUR NEIGHBOUR IN THIS MATTER. THIS CHAPTER CONTINUES THE SAME SUBJECT AND SPEAKS OF ANOTHER KIND OF UNION WHICH THE SOUL CAN OBTAIN WITH THE HELP OF GOD. ![]()
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