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been able, weak as you are, to have done so much with His
help. (Letters 88)

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Renew your faith in Him who, while exhorting us to
do good, is satisfied even with the mere desire to do

it. (Letters 88)
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Say to the Lord: I am all yours and all I desire is that
your will may be done in me, even at the cost of
sacrifices, even if I am deprived of consolations, even if I
am filled with afflictions. I am ready for everything, Lord. Do with me
as you will. (Writings 237)

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Let us mark our spiritual progress one step at a time
without ever being discouraged over our failings. Let us
always get up courageously, recovering new strength to
resume our journey to Heaven. (Writings 210)

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The fact of having to admit that we are always falling
into the same defects and that we are not capable of
conquering ourselves in identical circumstances
causes us great humiliation. This humiliation already serves us a
punishment. (Writings 202)

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Let our repentance be calm and peaceful, so that,
while making us see the wrong we have done, it will

202) give us courage to get back on the right path. (Writings

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Whenever we fall into some defect, let us try to get up
immediately. But let us not rely on our own strength,
which is unable to hold us up, but rather on the
compassionate hand that God lovingly holds out to us. (Writings
203)