I can conceive no love more vast than that with which Thou hast favoured me, without any merit on my part.

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If, in Heaven, I find that Thou lovest them more than Thou lovest me, I shall rejoice, for I acknowledge that their deserts are greater than mine, but now, I can conceive no love more vast than that with which Thou hast favoured me, without any merit on my part.

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

✨ To meditate on today

According to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, the love God gives her is so immense, and so little due to her merits, that she can imagine nothing greater; and if others are loved more, she will rejoice. Today, sincerely rejoice in a happiness or success that comes to someone else, and tell them so, without comparing yourself.

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