"Therefore, when God gives spiritual
comfort, receive it with thanksgiving, but know that it is the bounty of God,
not thy merit. Be not puffed up, be not overjoyed, nor vainly presume, but
rather be the more humble for this gift and the more cautious and fearful in
all thine actions; for this hour will pass away and temptation will follow.
When comfort shall be taken away from thee, do not presently despair; but wait
with humility and patience for the heavenly visit, for God is able to restore
thee a greater consolation. This is no new thing, nor strange to those who have
experienced the ways of God: for the great saints and ancient prophets have
often felt this kind of variety."
— Thomas à Kempis, Imitation of Christ, p. 64
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