« Prev CHAPTER IV Next »   God sends into that heart another ray
of love, which, diffusing itself, fills the soul and revives the
body.—There is nothing but exceeding love and joy, until this
love, which is wholly from God, has completed its work.  God
once more infused into the Soul another ray of love, and by its
superabundance the body also was refreshed, and there was
nothing but love and rejoicing of heart, for the Soul believed
herself in paradise. In this state the Soul continued until
every love except that of God was entirely consumed, and with
his love alone she remained until she was wholly absorbed in
him. He bestowed upon her many graces and sent her many sweet
consolations, upon which she fed as do all those who share the
divine love. He spoke to her also in those loving words which,
like flame, penetrate the hearts of those who hear them. The
body, moreover, was so inflamed, that it seemed as if the Soul
must quit it in order to unite herself with her Love. This was
to her a season of great pea