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"And so perfect is her vision that she sees the glory
and praise of My Name, not so much in the angelic
nature as in the human, for, whether worldly people
will or no, they render glory and praise to My Name,
not that they do so in the way they should, loving Me
above everything, but that My mercy shines in them,
in that, in the abundance of My charity, I give them
time, and do not order the earth to open and swallow
them up on account of their sins.
"I even wait for them, and command the earth to
give them of her fruits, the sun to give them light
and warmth, and the sky to move above them. And in
all things created and made for them, I use My
charity and mercy, withdrawing neither on account of
their sins.
"I even give equally to the sinner and the
righteous man, and often more to the sinner than to
the righteous man, because the righteous man is able
to endure privation, and I take from him the goods of
the world that he may the more abundantly enjoy the
goods of heaven. So that in worldly men My mercy and
charity shine, and they render praise and glory to My
Name, even when they persecute My servants; for they
prove in them the virtues of patience and charity,
causing them to suffer humbly and offer to Me their
persecutions and injuries, thus turning them into My
praise and glory.
"So that, whether they will or no, worldly people
render to My Name praise and glory, even when they
intend to do Me infamy and wrong."
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