XCIX. To Sister Marie Aimée de Rabutin,[A] Mistress of Novices at Annecy.
London Visitation Nuns (Harrow translation
XCIX. To Sister Marie Aimée de Rabutin,[A] Mistress of Novices at Annecy.
Vive ✠ Jésus!
Paris, 1635.
Daughter dear,
You attribute everything to your negligence! Accept the good that comes to you, and when God withdraws Himself do not run after Him. You are always doing His will provided you keep yourself under His hand without desiring anything whatsoever save to do His will. These doubts against Faith that you tell me of He permits so that you may make frequent acts of this virtue. For you see, my daughter, He only sends temptations to souls whom He intends to raise to high perfection. All the doubts and fears lest you may have consented come from the evil spirit. Pay no heed to them, unless to say, "Get thee behind me, Satan, for I am at peace in God."