tranquillity,
and
repose.
She
apparently
ceased
to
act,
that
she
might
be
moved
by
the
Spirit
of
God
;
she
ceased
to
live,
that
Christ
might
live
in
her.
This
is
why
it
is
so
necessary
to
renounce
our-selves
and
all
our
own
works
to
follow
Jesus
;
for
we
cannot
follow
Him
unless
we
are
animated
with
His
Spirit.
In
order
that
the
Spirit
of
Christ
may
dwell
in
us,
our
own
spirit
must
give
place
to
Him.
"
He
that
is
joined
to
the
Lord,"
says
St
Paul,
"is
one
spirit"
(i
Cor.
vi.
17).
"It
is
good
for
me
to
draw
near
to
God
:
I
have
put
my
trust
in
the
Lord
God
"
(Ps.
Ixxiii.
28).
What
is
this
"
drawing
near
'*
?
It
is
the
beginning
of
union.
Union
has
its
beginning,
its
continuation,
its
com-pletion,
and
its
consummation.
The
commencement
of
union
is
an
inclination
towards
God.
When
the
soul
is
converted
in
the
manner
I
have
described,
it
has
an
inclination
to
its
centre,
and
a
strong
tendency
to
union
:
this
tendency
is
the
commence-ment.
Then
it
adheres,
which
happens
when
it
approaches
nearer
to
God
;
then
it
is
united
to
Him,
and
finally
becomes
one
with
Him
—
that
is,
it
becomes
one
spirit
with
Him;
and
it
is
then
that
