Thy love has gone before me, even from the days of my childhood.

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My God, Thou knowest that I have ever desired to love Thee alone. It has been my only ambition. Thy love has gone before me, even from the days of my childhood. It has grown with my growth, and now it is an abyss whose depths I cannot fathom.

Source Story of a Soul, Chapter Xi, §6 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, God’s love went before her from childhood, grew with her and became a bottomless abyss; her only desire was to love in return. Today, recall a childhood memory in which you felt loved, give thanks for this love that went before you, then pass a little of it on to someone through a simple gesture.

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