They have recognised His delight in them and how He shapes their way.

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These men have learned to know their God with a practical and fruitful knowledge. They have recognised His delight in them and how He shapes their way, and they perceive that it is He who makes their lives to flow as a gentle stream, and that it is He who nourishes and supports them.

Source Duties of the Heart, Habits of Those That Love God, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Bahya ibn Paquda, a medieval Jewish sage and author of the Duties of the Heart, those who love God know Him through experience: they see that He delights in them, guides their path and makes their life flow like a gentle stream. Today, notice a moment when things flowed simply, like a stream, and recognise in it a support that does not come from you alone.

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