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34 Theological Foundations death is yet to come. Thus it is precisely the one who has true faith and entrusts himself completely to God and Divine Providence who can then look into the future with absolute peace. He knows that without God’s will not even one hair will fall off his head, just as even the smallest bird does not perish without God’s knowledge. The hand of Divine Providence guides us in everything. Just as a child may rest peacefully in its mother’s arms, similarly, those who have entrusted themselves to God completely, may work and rest peacefully in the bosom of Divine Providence. Besides, this is a necessity to which Jesus Christ pointed out: “Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 18, 35). In his Spiritual Diary Father Matulaitis-Matulewicz demonstrated what fruits such a complete trust in God bears. He writes that he had to experience and suffer a lot but gives thanks to God for all this and entrusts himself completely to His care. He asks the Heavenly Father to guide him and to do with him whatever He pleases. He expresses his readiness to go wherever God would send him and, like a child, throws himself into God’s embrace and thanks Him for leading him, His ser- vant, along the path of difficulties, sufferings and burdens. He knows that if he follows this path, he will not lose way, for it is the path that our Savior Jesus Christ walked. 36 The heart of Blessed Bishop George burned with such love of God that a cry burst from it, one that can be recognized as a response to any and all calls of love: “Lord, how I love You! Grant that I love You more and never cease to love You. My heart is afire. I would offer up my blood to the last drop for You, I would sacrifice everything, renounce every- thing, even life itself, so that Your glory would increase andYour Church flourish and grow. O Lord, show me what to do. You have granted me so many graces, O Lord; what shall I give You in return, what shall I offer You, how shall I repay You? All that I have is Yours; what can I therefore give You? Everything that I possess. Of myself I have nothing, but with Your grace I am rich. I dedicate all to You.” 37 The rest of this hymn of love written by the Renovator of the Marians