Bro. Lawence shares wisdom and dies...

God knows best what we need. All that He does is for our good. If we
knew how much He loves us, we would always be ready to receive both
the bitter and the sweet from His Hand. It would make no difference.
All that came from Him would be pleasing.
 
The worst afflictions only appear intolerable if we see them in the
wrong light. When we see them as coming from the hand of God, and know
that it is our loving Father who humbles and distresses us, our
sufferings lose their bitterness and can even become a source of
consolation.
 
Let all our efforts be to know God. The more one knows Him, the
greater one desires to know Him. Knowledge is commonly the measure of
love. The deeper and more extensive our knowledge, the greater is our
love. If our love of God were great we would love Him equally in pain
and pleasure.
 
We only deceive ourselves by seeking or loving God for any favors
which He has or may grant us. Such favors, no matter how great, can
never bring us as near to God as can one simple act of faith. Let us
seek Him often by faith. He is within us. Seek Him not elsewhere.
 
Are we not rude and deserve blame if we leave Him alone to busy
ourselves with trifles which do not please Him and perhaps even offend
Him? These trifles may one day cost us dearly. Let us begin earnestly
to be devoted to Him. Let us cast everything else out of our heart. He
wants to possess the heart alone. Beg this favor of Him. If we do all
we can, we will soon see that change wrought in us which we so greatly
desire.
 
I cannot thank Him enough for the relief He has given you. I hope to
see Him within a few days. Let us pray for one another.
 
 
  Brother Lawrence died within days of this last letter.

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