Jesus wished to make me feel how sweet to Him is charity, when found in the hearts of His Spouses.

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I have not always felt these transports of joy in performing acts of charity, but at the beginning of my religious life Jesus wished to make me feel how sweet to Him is charity, when found in the hearts of His Spouses. Thus when I led Sister St. Peter, it was with so much love that I could not have shown more were I guiding Our Divine Lord Himself.

Source Story of a Soul, Chapter X, §20 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, who every evening accompanied an old sick Sister, Sister St. Peter, Jesus let her taste how sweet it is to recognize Him in others: she led her with as much love as if it had been Him. Today, accompany or help someone, even a difficult person, with the same attention as if it were Jesus Himself.

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