examination of the heart 180 in spirit and saw with his eyes a portion of the heavenly glory. Oh, if only you, who have received the whole King of all glory Himself, would rouse in yourself the same feeling: “It is good for us, O Lord, to be here!” It is good to seek delight and to rest solely according to Your pleasure; it is good to frequently come to You and to enjoy Your consolations; but it is better to surrender our own will; and the best is to suffer out of love for You. For that reason, a significant portion of the celestial glory was shown to these observers of Christ’s majesty, so that, having tasted it, they would desire to undergo for Him all misfortunes, even death itself; that having become participants in the scorn and torments He suffered, they would also become participants in His honor and eternal joy. Thus the all-good Lord grants His glory to your soul in the Most Sacred Eucharist more often than not, and refreshes it with wonderful consolations for no other reason than to have you (incited by the taste of everlasting joys, delights, honors, and goods) endure joyfully and willingly scorn, injuries, calamities, and the light yoke of religious life, and to assure you that you must come through the most burdensome labors to the sweetest rest, through pains and the greatest anxieties to the highest serenity, and through death to life. 3. “This is [M]y beloved Son” (Mt 17:5). Know that the One whom the eternal Father showed to the disciples on the mountain is the same One whom you received. O unfathomable love of God! He reveals the Son to the apostles, lest, upon seeing all the unusual and ignominious things happening to Him at His most shameful death, they should waver in faith or be scandalized. But He gave Him to you to be consumed in order to turn all scandal away from you; to procure your honest reputation [f.33v] and good name; to nourish, sustain, direct, help, and guide you to a happy eternity. Ponder most carefully the great love with which He embraces you! How much He cares for you, how much kindness He shows you; indeed, He appears to you as goodness itself!
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