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A short method of prayer, and Spiritual torrents, tr. by A.W. Marston

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despair, to give themselves to Him when they are the most discouraged, to leave themselves in His hands, and not to look at self when they are on the very edge of the abyss ; it is this that is so rare, and it is this which constitutes perfect abandonment. There some-times occur in this life wonderful manifestations to the natural senses, but this is not usual; it is like Christ on the Mount of Transfiguration.