examination of the heart 184 overwhelmed by the drowsiness of negligence and did not give thanks to their most generous Benefactor. If you give due thanks for such a great gift just as that most grateful man did, one of the ten who were healed (cf. Lk 17:1518), you will undoubtedly cause the heavenly hosts to be amazed. Truly, you ought to dedicate a lot of time to thanksgiving: removed and separated from the world, you are closer to the Lord; also, you are not impeded by various matters in such a way that you would be unable to dedicate yourself most diligently to fervent thanksgiving. [f.35r] 3. “others, to test him, sought from [H]im a sign from heaven” (Lk 11:16). So that you would not have the opportunity to tempt the Lord, He left Himself to you in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist, which is a miracle, the greatest of all miracles. Among the faithful in the world, this Sacrament is a continuous memorial of the Divine Goodness and also of His love and omnipotence. If you go to Him when you are feeling sad, would you ever depart without consolation? If you resist temptation whenever tempted, are you not freed from it? If in your need of grace or help you beseech the Lord hidden under the veil of bread, would you not receive what you ask for? Do you want the light? Beg Him for it, and He will give it to you. Do you ask for strength to work in the field of the heavenly Farmer? He will give it to you. Do you earnestly demand the eternal Kingdom? Do not doubt that He will lead you there. But ask for all this in such a manner that it would not seem as if you were tempting the most powerful, best, and wisest of Kings.
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