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Friday, March 1, 2013

February 27th
Book Three, Chapter 21
That We Are to Rest in God Above All Goods and Gifts

Above all things, and in all things, do you, my soul, rest always in the Lord, for He is the eternal rest of the saints....all is too little and insufficient, whatever You bestow upon me, that is not Yourself; and whatever You reveal to me concerning Yourself, or promise, as long as I see You not, nor fully possess You; because indeed my heart cannot truly rest, nor be entirely contented, till it rest in You, and transcend every gift and every creature....I am miserable, and in a manner imprisoned, and weighed down with fetters, till with the light of Your presence You comfort me, give me liberty, and show me Your friendly countenance.  Let others seek, instead of You, whatever else they please; but nothing else meanwhile will or shall please me, but You, my God, my hope, my eternal salvation.

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